Indian Lifters won POT OF GOLD

Date:

22/10/2009

Competing for pride and as stepping stone for preparations for CWG-2010, Indian weightlifters concluded their campaign at Commonwealth Senior and Junior Championship in Penang, Malaysia on 23 Oct 09, with a bang by winning 17 gold, 9 silver and 1 bronze medals.

SENIOR SECTION

MEN

Category	Name of Lifter	Medals
56 kg	1. VALLURI SRINIVASA RAO 2. VELU VINOTH KUMAR	GOLD SILVER
62 kg	3. RUSTAM SARANG 4. OMKAR SHEKHAR OTARI	GOLD SILVER
69 kg	5. KATULU RAVI KUMAR 6. GOVINDAN ELUMALAI	GOLD SILVER
77 kg	7. VELU PRABHU	Withdrawn due to injury
+105 kg	8. SANDEEP KUMAR	SILVER

WOMEN

Category	Name of Lifter	Medals
48 kg	1. CHANU NGANGBAM SONIYA	GOLD
53 kg	2. MINATI SETHI 3. NEELAM SETTY KRISHNA VENI	SILVER 4^TH PLACE
63 kg	4. HIJAM POIREINGANBI CHANU	GOLD
69 kg	5. SHAMBANDURAM NANSITA DEVI	GOLD
+75 kg	6. GEETA RANI	GOLD

MEDAL TALLY GOLD (7) SILVER (5) TOTAL - 12

JUNIOR SECTION

MEN

Category	Name of Lifter	MEDALS
56 kg	1. SUKHEN DEY 2. SWAPNIL GHAGARE	GOLD SILVER
62 kg	3. KURUMOJU RAMESH KUMAR	GOLD
69 kg	4. GARUV DUBEY 5. MOIDA RAMAKRISHNA	GOLD BRONZE
77 kg	6. ANUPDEO TOPPO 7. AJAYDEEP SARANG	GOLD SILVER
+105 kg	8. VOMPU PRABHAKAR	GOLD

WOMEN

Category	Name of Lifter	MEDALS
48 kg	1. BANGARU USHA 2. DEEKSHA PRADEEP GAIKWAD	GOLD SILVER
53 kg	3 KOLUSU SANDHYA 4. CHANDHARR BALVIR KAUR	GOLD SILVER
63 kg	5. GARA ARUNA RANI	GOLD
69 kg	6. REENA	GOLD
75 kg	7. KHWAIRAKPAM PREMILA DEVI	GOLD

MEDAL TALLY GOLD (10) SILVER (4) BRONZE (1) TOTAL - 15