Ragala Venkat Rahul break nation records in 2017 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships

Ragala Venkat Rahul (85 kg) and Sivalingam Sathish Kumar (77 kg) qualified directly for 2018 Commonwealth Games by winning GOLD medal in their respective body weight categories during 2017 Commonwealth Senior (Men & Women)Weightlifting Championships.

Ragala Venkat Rahul busted 16 new records with his standout lifting of 351 kg (156 kg + 195 kg).

New National Senior records  (5)            Earlier records

Snatch                156 kg                                155 kg (Vikas Thakur)

Clean & Jerk     189 kg  195 kg                 188 kg (R.V. Rahul)

Total                    345 kg  351 kg                 341 kg (Vikas Thakur)

New National Junior records  (6)           Earlier records

Snatch                152 kg  156 kg                 150 kg (Vikas Thakur)

Clean & Jerk     189 kg  195 kg                 188 kg (R.V. Rahul)

Total                    341 kg   351 kg                 338 kg (R.V. Rahul)

New Commonwealth Junior records      (5)       Earlier records

Snatch                156 kg                          152 kg (Boady Santavy of Canada)

Clean & Jerk     189 kg  195 kg                 185 kg (Steven Kari of PNG)

Total                    345 kg   351 kg                330 kg (Kojum Taba)

India started competition of 4^th day during 2017 CommonwealthWeightlifting Championships at Gold Coast, Australia with a GOLD and BRONZE MEDAL in 77 kg Youth Boys where Ragala Varun won Gold with a total weight of 269 kg (124 kg + 145 kg) and Abhishek Poonia won Bronze with a total weight of 256 kg (113 kg + 143 kg).

Detailed results of the Indian team concluded are as under:-