For a boy who lifts more than twice his bodyweight in one smooth motion, Jeremy Lalrinnunga has a soft, shy handshake. Chief national coach Vijay Sharma says the teenager from Mizoram is a natural lifter and is gifted with explosive power. “We have set a target of 300 plus for Lalrinnunga,” Sharma says. If he weren’t a lifter, Lalrinnunga says, he may have been a boxer, like his father Lalneihtluanga, who was a national champion in the early 90s. Sharma, Lalrinnunga’s coach now, says the reason the young lifter is making such rapid improvement is because he is extremely focused.

Source: Hindustan Times July 17, 2019 15:45 UTC