India wins four gold medals at Commonwealth Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships

Key facts

• India secured four gold medals at the Commonwealth Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships and the Universal Cup (Senior) held in Apia, Samoa.
• Sunil Singh won gold in the 65kg men's category with a total lift of 271kg (126kg snatch and 145kg clean and jerk).
• Aisangfa Gogoi won gold in the 58kg women's category with a total lift of 185kg (79kg snatch and 106kg clean and jerk).
• Abhinob Gogoi won gold in the 71kg men's division with a total lift of 284kg (129kg snatch and 155kg clean and jerk).
• Charu Pesi from Arunachal Pradesh won gold in the men's 6kg category at the Universal Cup with a total lift of 289kg (127kg snatch and 162kg clean and jerk).
• Sahdev Yadav is the president of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF).