Lifter Gurdeep sets 3 national records

New Delhi, December 6 

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Gurdeep Singh has created three senior national records in +105kg weight category at the just-concluded IWF World Weightlifting Championships at Anaheim, USA. Singh finished 13th overall with a total lift of 388kg (172 + 216), but created national records in snatch, clean and jerk, and the total lift.

In snatch, he bettered his previous record of 171kg by one kilogram, while in clean and jerk, he broke the earlier national record of 215kg set by Sarabjit Singh by clearing 216kg. In the total lift, Gurdeep bettered the earlier national record of 384kg which was in the name of Sarabjit (2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games) with an effort of 388kg.

“Twelve new senior national records were created during the IWF World Weightlifting Championships,” said the Indian Weightlifting Federation. — PTI