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Rahul bags three golds in Asian Youth Weightlifting

Ragala Venkat Rahul swept all the three gold in the boys 77 kilogram category as India continued to shine at the 15th Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships on the fourth day in Doha yesterday.Rahul lifted 132 kilogram in snatch and 157 kilogram in clean and jerk for a total lift of 289 kilogram en route to winning all the gold on offer in the weight category.After four days, India have now secured 27 medals – 13 gold, seven silver and seven bronze in the Championship. Rahul has been a consistent performer for India and he had won two medals in the IWF Youth Boys World Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent, Uzbekistan in April.

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