December 6, 2017 7:25 PM

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Lifter Gurdeep creates three national records in IWF C'ships

Gurdeep Singh created three new senior national records in +105 Kilogram weight category in the just-concluded IWF World Weightlifting Championships at Anaheim in USA. Singh finished 13th overall with a total lift of 388kg (172 + 216) but created national records in snatch, clean and jerk, and the total lift.In snatch, he bettered his own earlier national record of 171kg by one kilogramme. In the total lift also, Gurdeep bettered the earlier national record of 384kg.Indian Weightlifting Federation Secretary General Sahdev Yadav said in a release that 12 new senior national records were created during the IWF World Weightlifting Championships which is a rare achievement never made before by Indian athletes.

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