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Indian Weightlifting Federation National Youth: Maharashtra weightlifter Sairaj Rajesh Pardeshi shattered three youth national records to clinch gold for Maharashtra in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games at the Rajgir Sports Complex here on Monday

By lifting 312kg (140+172), Pardeshi improved his own records in snatch (139kg), clean & jerk (171kg), and overall lift (311kg) to emerge champion in the 81kg class. He had created all three records during the Asian Championships in Doha, Qatar, in December 2024.

Andhra Pradesh’s M. Tarun lifted 287kg, 25 kg less than the gold medallist, to take the silver while Aayush Rana of Uttar Pradesh settled for bronze with a total lift of 264kg.