Sheuli wins silver in World juniors
The Hindu
Sets three new National records enroute to his first big medal
Achinta Sheuli smashed three National records as he took the silver medal in the men’s 73kg category at the World junior weightlifting championships here on Wednesday. Sheuli created new National records of 141kg in snatch (old: 140kg, N. Ajith, 2020, National championships, Kolkata), 172kg in clean and jerk (old: 170kg, Sheuli, 2019, Asian junior championships, Pyongyang) and 313kg in total (old: 310kg, Ajith, 2020, National championships, Kolkata). Sheuli’s previous overall personal best was 309kg, achieved in the Asian championships at the same venue last month.More Related News