CWG 2022: Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga is worked up after lifting a complete of 160kg within the blank and jerk phase to complete with a grand general of 300kg and profitable gold within the males’s 67kg class however he has now set his eyes on Olympic glory.
Jeremy units eyes on Olympics glory after CWG gold, dedicates medal to circle of relatives (India Lately Photograph)
HIGHLIGHTS19-year-old Jeremy gained gold in males’s 67kg weightlifting I will be able to teach and go for the 73kg class in Olympics: JeremyCould now not give an entire efficiency however I’m glad after CWG gold: Jeremy Lalrinnunga
India’s weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga, who smashed two Video games information on his approach to a sensational gold medal win on the Birmingham Commonwealth Video games, has already set his eyes at the Paris Olympics glory.
The 2018 Early life Olympic champion ruled the lads’s 67kg pageant with a complete raise of 300kg (140kg+160kg), completing forward of Samoa’s Vaipava Nevo Ioane, who controlled a complete of 293kg (127kg +166kg). In an unique chat with India Lately, Jeremy unfolded about how he began weightlifting in 2011, and his circle of relatives has all the time been supportive.
“I began weightlifting in December 2011, then I joined the Military Sports activities Institute in 2012. On the Military Sports activities Institute, I used to be educated by way of a trainer from Mizoram most effective. I gained what I sought after to win (gold) however the efficiency was once now not entire. I sought after to turn everybody how laborious I had labored, however the rest can occur within the sport. Because of the muscle cramps, I may now not give an entire efficiency in blank and jerk, however I’m glad,” Jeremy advised India Lately in an unique interview.
Second all of us had been ready !
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What a gutsy efficiency from 19 12 months previous Jeremy ..hats off to him
Ability like u presentations our long run of Bharat is shiny.
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“My father treats us all like his brother and we play boxing with our brothers. I will be able to teach and go for the 73kg class within the Olympics. I need to devote my medal to my circle of relatives and my grandfather.”
The nineteen-year-old from Aizwal wrote the Video games grab (140kg) and general raise (300kg) document in his title however now not sooner than an harm scare he grimaced two times in ache all the way through the blank and jerk makes an attempt.
In Blank and Jerk, the 2021 Commonwealth Championship winner started with 154kg and adopted that up with 160kg, however may now not entire the 165kg strive.
This was once India’s 5th medal from the weightlifting enviornment with Mirabai Chanu (gold), Sanket Sargar (silver), Bidyarani Devi (silver) and Gururaj Poojary (bronze) incomes podium finishes on Saturday.
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