The 16-year-old Lalrinnunga scripted history by giving India its first ever Olympic gold in the sport with his Youth Games gold. A medal-less below-par performance at the Asian Games was a blip but it was never expected to be otherwise. "I feel very proud that I was able to get the first gold medal for my country at the Youth Olympics. We had heard about the youth Olympics in 2014 and I was working on it ever since," Lalrinnunga told PTI. Indian weightlifters bagged a total of nine medals, including five golds, two silvers, and as many bronze.

Source: dna December 18, 2018 06:56 UTC