Arunachal youth bags gold at National Weightlifting Championship

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ITANAGAR: Weightlifter Umpe Dambi of Arunachal Pradesh bagged a Gold medal in the Snatch section by lifting 91 kg in the 11th Youth (Boys & Girls) and 52nd Men & 28th Women Junior National Weightlifting Championships 2016 at Patna on Tuesday.

In Clean and Jerk section, Dambi lifted 110 kg totaling to 201 kg.

Another lifter from the state, Ruba Tadu who participated in the 56 kg weight category settled in the 5th position in his first National level Weightlifting competition. He lifted Snatch 82 kg, Clean & Jerk 107 kg, totaling 189 kg.

On the opening day on Monday, Gungte Yangfo in 50 kg category bagged a Bronze medal in Snatch by lifting 80 kg. He lifted Clean & Jerk of 95 kg and total of 175 kg.

Yangfo, who won a Gold medal last year, was undergoing medication for six months after a shoulder injury at National Coaching Camp, Patiala, Punjab.

(The Arunachal Times)