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Amitabh wins gold in powerlifting

Amitabh Singh Chandel lifted a total of 320 kg to win gold medal in the Singapore Powerlifting Championship on Saturday.

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 12

Haryana’s Amitabh Singh Chandel became the first athlete to win a gold medal for India in the Singapore Powerlifting Championship in Singapore today.

Amitabh lifted the maximum weight in all three events — squat, bench press and dead lift in the master’s category — for an aggregate of 320 kg.

Hundred athletes from nine countries were part of the two-day championship, organised by the GLOBAL Power Alliance in Singapore.

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