Bindyarani finishes 25th at World championships

Commonwealth Games medallist weightlifter S Bindyarani Devi finished 25th in the women’s 59kg event at the World Championships

December 09, 2022 03:31 pm | Updated 05:04 pm IST

Bindyarani. File Photo

Bindyarani. File Photo

Bindyarani Devi totalled 200kg to finish 25th in the women’s 59kg weight class at the World weightlifting championships in Bogota on Thursday.

Competing in Group ‘D’, Bindyarani — a Commonwealth Games silver medallist in 55kg with an aggregate of 202kg — lifted 86kg in snatch (second attempt) and 114kg in clean and jerk (third attempt, preceded by two ‘no lifts’ at 112kg).

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