Jeremy Lalrinnunga did India proud by winning a gold medal in the men's 67 kg weightlifting category on Sunday making it the second gold in weightlifting for the country Mirabai Chanu clinched a gold on Saturday.
What a moment for 19-year-old Jeremy Lalrinnunga as he stands on the podium with the national anthem playing in the background 🤗#CommonwealthGamespic.twitter.com/Glg6S5pUbr
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Jeremy smashed the record in the snatch event, by lifting 140 kg.
He lifted a total of 160 kg in the clean and jerk segment to finish with a grand total of 300 kg, which is also a new Commonwealth Games record.
The 19-year-old, from Aizawl in Mizoram, had won the gold in the 62 kg event at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and also won a gold in the 67 kg category in the Commonwealth Championships last year.
Lalrinnunga is the son of a national-level boxer Lalneihtluanga.
India has now won a total of five medals in weightlifting with Sanket Sargar (silver), Bidyarani Devi (silver) and Gururaj Poojary (bronze) being the others with a podium finish on Saturday.
