Youth Olympic Games champion Jeremy Lalrinnunga bagged India’s second gold medal of the 2022 Commonwealth Games after he won the men’s 67kg weightlifting title in Birmingham on Sunday.
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Jeremy lifted a Games Record – based on benchmarks – total of 300kgs (140kgs snatch and 160kgs clean and jerk) to clinch gold ahead of Vaipava Nevo Ioane of Samoa who lifted 293kgs (127kgs snatch and 166kgs clean and jerk).
Edidong Unoaifa of Nigeria claimed bronze with a total of 290kgs (130kgs snatch and 160kgs clean and jerk).
Jeremy came into the event as favourite to win gold having won the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in 2021.
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🇮🇳 National anthem followed by ❤️ Podium scenes!
Samoa’s veteran weightlifter Vaipava Nevo Ioane takes his garland and puts it around the Indian champion. Jeremy Lalrinnunga responds with a big hug. 🤗https://t.co/YtKOIxWr2Z pic.twitter.com/IsC5loj3xO
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Jeremy was the last to lift in the snatch having listed 136kgs for his first attempt. Umoaifa, Jeremy’s nearest competitor, had a nightmare in snatch lifting 130kgs under pressure at the third time of asking.
Jeremy easily lifted 136kgs in his first attempt and set the Games record with a 140kg lift on his second…
