Jeremy Lalrinnunga won gold for India on Sunday at the Commonwealth Games 2022, in Men’s 67 kg weightlifting final, with a total lift of 300kg.
With this, he won the country its fifth medal at CWG 2022 and its second gold medal at the CWG event.
He had achieved a record-breaking 140 kg lift in the snatch category and 160 kg in the Clean and Jerk category, which combined to give him a lift of 300 kg, a record at the Commonwealth Games.
Here’s all you need to know about Jeremy Lalrinnunga:
- The 19-year-old hails from Aizawl, Mizoram, and has previously represented India at the Summer Youth Olympics in 2018 in Buenos Aires.
- Jeremy has also previously won the silver medal in the Asian Weightlifting championship.
- Jeremy finished in 21st rank at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, in Men’s 67 kg event.
- Lalrinnunga won gold in Men’s 67 kg previously at the 2021 Commonwealth Championships in Tashkent.
(With Agency Inputs)