Weightlifters CT Davinder Kaur and CT Manpreet Kaur make India proud with medal wins at Commonwealth Senior Championship; CRPF lauds the duo

Indian weightlifters CT Davinder Kaur and CT Manpreet Kaur have made the country proud by winning gold and silver medals respectively at the 2019 Commonwealth Senior Championship in Samoa. Davinder lifted a total of 184kg (80+104) to win the women’s 59kg gold while Manpreet lifted 207kg (91kg+116kg) to clinch the yellow metal in the women’s 76kg category.

The two weightlifters were congratulated by CRPF on Twitter for their respective achievements.

Even the netizens came and heaped praises on the duo on social media.

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Meanwhile, Indian weightlifter Ajay Singh Friday created a new Commonwealth record in the clean and jerk category en route to a gold medal at the Commonwealth Championships here Friday.

The 22-year-old, who is competing in the 81kg category, also smashed the national record in the clean and jerk event by lifting more than double his body weight (190kg) to score vital points at the Olympic qualifying event. 

The Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships bronze medallist had earlier pulled off a clean lift of 148kgs in the snatch event, taking his total to 338kg.

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This is also Ajay's personal best and 18kgs more than his 320kg (142kg+178kg) effort at the Asian Championships held in Ningbo, China in April.

The other Indian in the 81kg category, Papul Changmai finished behind Ajay to clinch the silver medal. 

Changmai, who had bagged the gold medal in the Senior National Weightlifting Championship in February, lifted a total of 313kgs (135kg+178kg).

P Anuradha lifted 221kg (100kg+121kg) to grab the first place in the men's 87kg category, while Commonwealth gold medallist RV Rahul settled for the second spot by lifting 325kg (145 kg+180kg) in the 89kg event.

(With PTI Inputs)