Veerjeet Kaur (centre) lifted a total of 160kg at the Junior National Championship in Bodh Gaya, Bihar.
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, October 16
City weightlifter Veerjeet Kaur has won a gold medal in the 49kg weight category at the ongoing Junior National Weightlifting Championship 2019 in Bodh Gaya, Bihar.
A trainee of Sector 42 Sports Complex, Veerjeet lifted a total of 160kg — 70kg (snatch) + 90kg (clean and jerk) — to beat her closest opponent by a margin of 15kg.
“It is the result of regular and systematic hard work,” said Veerjeet’s coach Karanbir Singh Buttar.
Earlier, Veerjeet had won a bronze medal in the Khelo India Games.
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