Peerless Dalbir lifts crown

Mumbai, Dec 30: Dalbir Singh Deol of Punjab Police dips the weighing scales a whopping 123 kg, 300 grams. But his claim to fame lies elsew...

Mumbai, Dec 30: Dalbir Singh Deol of Punjab Police dips the weighing scales a whopping 123 kg, 300 grams. But his claim to fame lies elsewhere. No other Indian has defied earth8217;s gravity to the extent he has. No other Indian has pushed 202.5 kg of metal mass the National mark Dalbir set this year upright over his head.

Today, at the 52nd men8217;s and 15th women8217;s Senior National Weightlifting championships at Kalyan, Dalbir went ballistic. He attempted an unprecedented 207.5 kg in his second and third Clean and Jerk attempts. It was no longer a sport. The rest of the field had given up at 187.5 kg.

Dalbir was merely testing himself, pitting his body against the forces of nature. The forces of nature won.

But Dalbir took all three golds in the 105-plus class, with a 165 kg Snatch and a 200 kg Camp;J.

Earlier, Amarjeet Singh Sandhu of Railways set a new National mark of 152.5 kg for Snatch in the 105 kg event, while Harpreetpal Singh of Police did likewise in the 94 kg last night, with a snatch of 148 kg. Both were modified age categories.

Railways and Police won the overall men8217;s and women8217;s championships respectively, while Ak Pandian Rlys and Prathima Kumari Police were respectively named best man and woman lifters of the event.

Results
Men 94 kg: Snatch: Harpreetpal Singh Police 148.0 kg National record, Sukhbinder Singh Pjb 147.5, Vijay Sharma Rlys 145; Camp;J: PT Karsu Tamil Nadu 180, Vijay Sharma Rlys 175, Sukhbinder Singh Pjb 172.5.
Overall: Sukhbinder Singh 320, PT Karsu 320, D Singh 297.5.
Men 105 kg: Snatch: Amarjeet Sandhu Rlys 152.5 kg National record, Arvinder Singh SSCB 150.5, KS Muthu SSCB 145; Camp;J: Amarjeet Sandhu Rlys, 100.95 kg 180, Arvinder Singh Services, 101.1 kg, Ks Muthu SSCB 180 kg; Overall: Amarjeet Sandhu 332.5, Arvinder Singh 330, KS Muthu 325.

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Men 105 kg: Snatch: Dalbir Singh Deol Police 165 kg, Vipin Kumar Rlys 152.5, Tarlochan Singh Pjb 150; Camp;J: Dalbir Singh Police 200, Kishore Kumar Rlys 187.5, Satish Dahiya UP 182.5; Overall: Dalbir Singh Deol 365, Kishore Kumar 332.5, Tarlochan Singh 330.
Overall team champions: Railways men, Police women.
Overall team runner-up: Punjab men, Manipur women.
Individual champions: AK Pandian Rlys, men, Prathima Kumari Police, women.
Individual runner-up: Satheesh Rao BSB, men, P Khoni Devi Police, women.