Pardeep Singh qualified for next year’s Commonwealth Games with a gold medal as 34 new records were created by the Indians in the last five days of the Commonwealth Youth, Junior & Senior Weightlifting Championships at Gold Coast, Australia. On the final day of the competition, India bagged two yellow metals, one silver and two bronze to wrap up their successful campaign in style. In the process, he also overhauled the national senior record in the snatch event. Gurdeep Singh (+105 kg) lifted an overall total of 371kg (171kg + 200kg) to settle for the bronze medal. Purnima Pandey clinched a silver in junior women +90kg with a lift of 94kg in snatch and 121kg in clean & jerk for a total of 215kg.

Source: Hindustan Times September 09, 2017 11:37 UTC