Sanjana claims bronze at Asian Weightlifting C’ships

Gandhinagar, May 16 (PTI): Sanjana added a fourth medal to India’s tally at the Asian Weightlifting Championships, clinching bronze in the women’s 77kg category here on Saturday.
Sanjana registered a total lift of 220kg (96kg in snatch and 124kg in clean and jerk) to finish third in a four-lifter field.
China’s Guifang Liao won the gold medal with a combined effort of 265kg (118kg+147kg), while North Korea’s Kyong Ryong Kim claimed silver with a total of 260kg (115kg+145kg). With her podium finish, Sanjana joined Komal Kohar (48kg), Gyaneshwari Yadav (53kg) and Ajith Narayana (71kg), all of whom have won bronze medals for India at the ongoing continental championships. In the women’s 86kg category, the other Indian in action, Vanshita Verma, finished fourth with a total lift of 220kg. She managed 95kg in snatch and 125kg in clean and jerk.
China’s Cuiting Peng secured the gold medal with a total lift of 270kg. Bahrain’s Alina Marushchak took silver with 265kg, while South Korea’s Hyeonju Jang claimed bronze after lifting 245kg.