Indian lifter Bharali Bedabrate bags World Youth Championships bronze

Category : Sports Published on: March 31 2023

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Indian weightlifter Bharali Bedabrate clinched the men's 67kg bronze medal at the the IWF World Youth Championships in Durres, Albania.
The 15-year-old Bedabrate lifted a total of 267kg (119kg+148kg) to finish third in this championship.
Armenia's Seryozha Barseghyan 275kg(128kg+147kg) and Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Al Marzouq 270kg (119kg+148kg) won the gold and silver medals respectively.
Bharali also won a bronze medal in the clean and jerk section with a best lift of 148kg.
Commonwealth Games champion Jeremy Lalrinnunga holds the total (306kg), snatch (140kg) and clean jerk (166kg) youth men's world records in the category.
In the women's 49kg event, Koyel Bar finished ninth with a total lift of 144kg (64kg+80kg).
Lifters between the ages of 13-17 are eligible for youth competitions.