Saturday, August 8, 2009

Jr. National strength lifting: Bengal lad Akhilesh wins gold in 50kg category

Patna, August 7, 2009
West Bengal’s Akhilesh Lohar won the gold in the 50 kg section of the 16th junior National strength lifting championship (men and women) at the Post and Telegraph Recreation Club hall here on Friday.

Akhilesh lifted a total of 610 kg. Lovishdev Singh Jamal of Jammu and Kashmir (total lift 557.5 kg) and Chandesh Kumar of Uttar Pradesh (total lift 517.5 kg) bagged the second and third positions.

Earlier, Art, Culture and Youth Affairs Minister, Renu Devi inaugurated the championships. Dipali Nandi, secretary, Bihar Strength Lifting Association (BSLA) welcomed the guests while Raj Kumar Sharma, treasurer, BSLA proposed a vote of thanks. Babul Vikas, president, Indian Strength Lifting Federation, presided over the function.

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