Lifter Thakur takes bronze at CWG
Sunday - April 8, 2018 12:38 pm ,
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Lifter Thakur takes bronze at CWG
Gold Coast (Australia) April 8 (IANS) India s Vikas Thakur took bronze in the men s 94 kilogram category of the weightlifting competition at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.
Thakur registered a total of 351 kg which inlcuded 159 kg in snatch and 192 kg in clean and jerk.
Defending champion Steven Kari of Papua New Guinea won a second consecutive CWG title with a total of 370 kg.
He cleared 154 kg in snatch before creating a new Commonwealth and CWG record by lifting 216 kg in the clean and jerk.
Canada s Boady Santavy took the silver medal with an aggregate of 369 kg. He created a new CWG record by lifting 168 kg in snatch and managed a best effort of 201 kg in clean and jerk.
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