Assam weightlifters shine in IWLF tournament in Himachal Pradesh
Guwahati: International weightlifter of Assam Siddhant Gogoi won gold medals, while Abhinav Gogoi won silver and Isangpha Gogoi won two bronze medals in the women’s category of the IWLF Junior, Youth and Senior National Weightlifting Championships held in Himachal Pradesh.
In the senior men’s 67 kg category, Siddhant lifted 286 kg, including 122 kg in snatch, and 164 kg in clean and jerk.
Siddhant, who competed for India in the junior category at the Asian and Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships last year and won gold medals in both international competitions, also made his senior debut with a gold medal.
He won two gold medals and one silver medal at the 2023 Asian Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championships.
In the 61 kg junior category, Siddhant won silver in the snatch with a lift of 116 kg and gold in the clean and jerk with a weight of 149 kg.
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He won the third medal with his second gold after lifting a total of 265 kg. He won gold in the previous edition of the Commonwealth Championships.
Siddhant, who also played in the 61kg junior category at the 2023 Commonwealth Championships, lifted 112 kg in the snatch and 148 kg in the clean and jerk.
Siddhant, who won bronze medals in the Asian Weightlifting and Commonwealth Championships early in his career, has moved firmly to the senior level after winning two international gold medals last year.
He has also improved his performance in snatch and clean and jerk at the senior level.
In the youth boys’ 67 kg category, Abhinav lifted 117 kg in snatch and 137 kg in clean and jerk.
Assam’s Isangpha Gogoi won two bronze medals in the junior and youth categories in the 55 kg category.
She lifted a total of 167 kg, including 75 kg in the snatch, and 92 kg in the clean and jerk.
The competition will conclude on October 13.