Jeremy wins gold at Commonwealth Championships

Tashkent, December 10

India’s teenage weightlifting sensation Jeremy Lalrinnunga could not breach his personal best mark but still won the gold medal in the men’s 67kg category at the Commonwealth Championships here today.

The 2018 Youth Olympics gold medallist finished with a best effort of 305kg (141kg 164kg). His personal best stands at 306kg (140kg 166kg) which came in 2019. The 19-year-old also created a national record in the snatch event but was unable to do the same in the clean and jerk section, in which he failed to lift 168kg.

In the World Championships, which are being held simultaneously with the Commonwealth Championship, the Mizoram teenager was placed fourth in snatch and seventh overall.

Jeremy had suffered a knee injury in April during the Asian Championships here.

He had finished fourth at the Junior World Championships in May but was unable to make the cut for the Tokyo. The Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships also serve as a qualifying event for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. — PTI