Sivalingam Sathish Kumar of Railways clinches gold for Sixth Time Olympian Sivalingam Sathish Kumar of Railways won the gold for the sixth consecutive year in the men’s 77kg category at the 69th men and 32nd women senior National Sivalingam Sathish Kumarweightlifting championships at Nagercoil in Tamalinadu. Sathish lifted total of 317kg with 141kg in snatch and 176kg in clean & jerk.
Ajay Singh of Services, who won the clean & jerk gold with a lift of 177kg, lifted 137kg in snatch to finish second while Papul Changmai of Assam stood Third with 313Kg (138in snatch and 175 in clean & jerk). In the women’s 69kg category, Lalchhanhimi of Mizoram took the gold with a total lift of 241kg leading Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Punam Yadav of Railways to the second spot and Rakhi Halder at Third.
In the 85kg men’s category Kojum Taba from Services clinched the gold medal by lifting 328 kg, R.V. Rahul of Railways won Silver with 317kg while D.R. Harshad Wadekar of Maharashtra won Bronze lifting 317 kg.
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