Punjab’s Harjinder Kaur, the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, made a new record in clean & jerk for a total of 214 kg to bag the senior women’s 71kg gold in the National weightlifting championships here on Wednesday. Amandeep Kaur finished second with a total lift of 201kg. Harjinder wasn’t in her element in snatch as she just about …
Olympic Games Weightlifting silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will be the biggest draw at the Mahatma Mandir Complex in Gandhinagar when the 36th National Games gather steam on Friday, with competitions in nine more sports beginning a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the Games open at a spectacular ceremony. The women’s 10m Air Rifle contest featuring home favourite, Olympian …
