Jeremy Lalrinnunga winner of India’s first Gold Medal at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

On October 9, Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga from Mizoram has scripted history by clinching India’s first-ever gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In Men’s 62kg Group A weightlifting, Jeremy posted successful attempts of 120kg and 124kg in snatch and 142kg and 150kg in clean & jerk. With his best successful attempts of 124kg in snatch and 150kg in clean & jerk for a combined 274kg, he won the gold medal.

Topics: Jeremy Lalrinnunga , Sports , Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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