India finish at 11th in Asian Senior Weightlifting Championships, 3rd in women's team ranking

India finished 11th in the medal table with 11 medals, while the women's team ended third in the rankings in the Asian Senior Weightlifting Championships, which concluded in Gandhinagar on Sunday.

India won one silver and 10 bronze to be placed 11th in the medal tally, with China perched at the top with 21 gold, 12 silver and eight bronze.

North Korea finished second with 30 medals (18 gold, 11 silver, 1 bronze) while Chinese Taipei took the third spot with three gold, seven silver and three bronze.

India stood third in the women's team rankings with 487 points. China led the women's team rankings with 578 points, followed by Chinese Taipei (491 points). China also led the men's team rankings with 593 points, while India was placed at fifth with 379 points.

There were 25 world records broken while 27 new Asian records were set, according to a release from the Indian Weightlifting Federation, the organisers of the continental meet.

Ri Suk (63kg category) of North Korea was declared the best lifter among women, while China's He Yueji (65kg category) was adjudged the best among men.

A total of 30 nations competed in the championships with the participation of 172 top lifters -- 97 men and 75 women. The competition featured eight women's bodyweight categories and seven men's categories.