On Saturday, Bindyarani Devi, a weightlifter from India, achieved a silver medal in the women’s 55kg event at the Asian Weightlifting Championships. Devi, who had previously won a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games, lifted a combined weight of 194kg (83kg in snatch and 111kg in clean and jerk) in the non-Olympic 55kg category.
Break- Medal for India. Bindyarani Devi wins silver in womens 55kg category at Asian Weightlifting Championships. Her total lift 194kg (83 in Snatch and 111 in C&J) .#Weightlifting @RevSportz Note- non Olympic category. She changed back to it from 59 kgs which she did in WC. pic.twitter.com/xne4CorARf
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) May 6, 2023
Bindyarani managed to secure a silver medal in the clean and jerk event, which helped make up for her earlier underwhelming lift in snatch. The 24-year-old weightlifter had returned to her original 55kg weight category for this competition due to an injury she had suffered prior to the selection trials.
At the World Championships held last year, Bindyarani had competed in the 59kg weight class, which is included in the Paris Olympics, but she finished in 25th place.
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