Railways Grab Three Medals on Day 5 of Senior Weightlifting Nationals
Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) bagged three medals including two silver and a bronze on the fifth day of the 71st Men and 34th Women Senior National championship here Tuesday.
Visakhapatnam, Feb 26 (PTI) Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) bagged three medals including two silver and a bronze on the fifth day of the 71st Men and 34th Women Senior National championship here Tuesday.
In the women's 87kg category, P Anuradha of Tamil Nadu picked up the gold (snatch 102kgs; clean & jerk 126kgs), Srishti Singh representing Railways clinched the silver ( snatch 102kgs; clean & jerk 120kgs) while Usha BN of Karnataka claimed the third spot on the podium (snatch 95kgs; clean & jerk 120kgs).
In men's 89kgs category, Odisha's K Ravi Kumar won gold (snatch 150kgs; clean & Jerk 192kgs). Railways' Harshad Wadekar claimed silver (snatch 150kgs; clean & jerk 187kgs) and RV Rahul bagged the bronze (snatch 142kgs; clean & jerk 187kgs).
In the +87 women's category, Purnima Pandey of Uttar Pradesh secured gold (snatch 94kgs; clean & jerk 122kgs), while K.Siromani representing Andhra Pradesh grabbed silver (snatch 91kgs; clean & jerk 110kgs).
Punjab's Pardeep Kaur won the bronze (snatch 84kgs; clean & jerk 110kgs).
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