World Youth Championships: Preetismita lifts off to glory, smashes clean & jerk record
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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.
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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).
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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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