Youth World Weightlifting Championships: Akansha Kishor Vyavhare and Vijay Prajapati bag silver medals- India’s Akansha Kishor Vyavhare won the silver medal in the 40kg category while Vijay Prajapati finished second in 49kg in the 2022 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships for men and women in Leon, Mexico.
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IWF Youth Weightlifting World C’ships 22 #Mexico 🇱🇧🏋♀️ Akanksha Vyvahare🥈40kg#Weightlifter from SAI NCOE Aurangabad, clinches Silver for India🇮🇳 (Snatch 59kg & clean n jerk-68kg)
Congratulations 🥳@IndiaSports@Media_SAI@CMOMaharashtra@iwfnet@PIB_India pic.twitter.com/OcP3p3qVer
— SAI_Aurangabad (@SAI_Aurangabad) June 12, 2022
Youth World Weightlifting Championships: Akansha Kishor Vyavhare and Vijay Prajapati bag silver medals
The two silver medals were won on Saturday, the opening day of the event.
Akansha lifted a total of 127kg (59kg + 68kg), while Vijay managed to lift 175kg (78kg + 97kg).
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🇮🇳’s Vijay Prajapati 🏋♂️ wins 🥈in Men’s 49kg event with a total lift of 175kg at the 2022 IWF Youth World #Weightlifting Championships, Mexico
He lifted 78kg in Snatch and 97kg in Clean & Jerk category
Many congratulations 👏👏
Well done!#IndianSports pic.twitter.com/7tfjpCKYMr— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) June 12, 2022
Akansha is a trainee of SAI National Centre of Excellence, Aurangabad and Vijay is a trainee of NCOE Patiala.
“I would like to congratulate all the weightlifters for putting a good show during 2022 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships at Leon and laud the efforts of Indian coaches who have trained the athletes in short span of time in the national camps,” said Sahdev Yadav, president of Indian Weightlifting Federation.
Youth World Weightlifting Championships: Akansha Kishor Vyavhare and Vijay Prajapati bag silver medals
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