World Youth Championships: Preetismita lifts off to glory, smashes clean & jerk record
Lima (Peru), May 23
Indian weightlifter Preetismita Bhoi smashed the youth clean and jerk world record in the women’s 40kg category to win a gold medal at the IWF World Youth Championships here.
The 15-year-old bettered the existing record of 75kg by 1kg on Wednesday.
She lifted 57kg in snatch for a total effort of 133kg, finishing within 2kg of the youth world standard on total on the opening day of the competition.
It was a 1-2 finish for India as Jyoshna Sabar clinched silver with a total effort of 125kg (56kg+69kg).
It was a good day for Indians as two more weightlifters finished on the podium. Payal fetched a silver medal as she heaved a total of 147kg (65kg+82kg) in the women’s 45kg event. Babulal Hembrom was India’s fourth lifter to finish on the podium. He lifted 193kg (86kg+107kg) to bag the bronze in the men’s 49 kg event.
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