S Chanu of Arunachal Pradesh fetched a bronze for her State on day four of the Youth and Junior National Weightlifting Championship at Nagpur in Maharashtra on Wednesday.
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She bagged the medal in the women’s junior 64 kg category by lifting a total of 179 kgs (snatch 79 kgs + clean & jerk 100 kgs), reports The Arunachal Times quoting the Arunachal Weightlifting Association.
The gold medal in this category was won by G Lalitha of Andhra Pradesh. She lifted 85 kgs in snatch and 112 kgs in clean & jerk for a total of 197 kgs.
Manipur’s Roshilata Devi won the silver with a total lift of 185 kgs (snatch 85 kgs + clean & jerk 100 kgs).
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Another participant from Arunachal Pradesh in the same weight category was Liza Kamsha.
Participating in the boys’ 81 kg category, first-timers Taba Dosum and Baro Natung failed to win any medal.
With the addition of the bronze, Arunachal’s medal tally in the championship rose to seven on day four.