Rai sets three national records

In the 85 kg for men, Paramjit Singh Services clinched the gold with a snatch of 142.5 and a jerk of 170. Tejinder Singh Police won the silver. N Dhananjayan Tamil Nadu won the bronze.

Rai called for 132.5 kg in snatch and lifted it with ease. In the second, he increased it by 7.5 kg and cleared without much ado. In a bid to create a record, he asked for 145.5 and lifted it. The Indian standard record was 145 kg. He also bettered his one-year-old mark when he lifted 183 kg in jerk. Starting with 172.5 kg, he cleared 183 in the second. Butcould not clear 187.5 kg in the final attempt. He also eclipsed the Indian standard mark of 325 kg in total.

Nitu Sharma Delhi, with a snatch of 127.5 and jerk of 160, collected gold in the Inter-State category. Rajinder Singh Punjab lifted 120 in snatch and 162.5 in jerk and was tied with R Premkumar Tamil Nadu. By virtue of lesser bodyweight, the Punjab lifter got silver. Darshan Lal Uttar Pradesh, with a snatch of 130 and jerk of 160, and S Mohd Javed of Andhra Pradesh with 122.5 kg and 150 kg finished third.