India’s teenage weightlifting sensation Jeremy Lalrinnunga could not breach his personal best mark but he lifted 305 kg to win the gold medal in the men’s 67 kg category at the Commonwealth Championships at Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Friday.

Lalrinnunga, a gold medalist from the 2018 Youth Olympics, finished with a best effort of 305kg (141 kg+164 kg) in the men’s 67kg event. His personal best stands at 306 kg (140kg+166kg) which came in 2019.

The 19-year-old also created a national record in the snatch event en route to his podium finish but was unable to do the same in the clean and jerk section where he failed to lift 168 kg.

In the World Championships, which are being held simultaneously with the Commonwealth Championship, the Lalrinnunga was placed 4th in snatch and 7th overall.

Medal Alert @raltejeremy wins GOLDat the Senior Commonwealth Championships 2021 with total lift of 305kg in Men’s 67kg

Jeremy who trains at @SAI_Patiala also set the New Snatch National Record (141kg)

Many congratulations
Great effort Champ!!
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— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) December 10, 2021

Jeremy had suffered a knee injury in April during the Asian Championships here. He had finished fourth at the Junior World Championship in May but was unable to make the cut for the Tokyo Olympics.

The Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships also serve as a qualifying event for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The gold medalists in each weight category in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships directly qualify for the 2022 CWG and the rest will qualify through Commonwealth rankings.