Maharashtra’s Dipali Gursale and Prashant Koli of
Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) created new national records on the
opening day of the weightlifting competition to clinch the gold medals in the
37th National Games at the Campal Sports Village on Wednesday.
In the women’s 45 kg category, Gursale improved the
national mark in Snatch with a third lift of 75 kg and went on to lift a total
of 165 kg to clinch Maharashtra’s first gold in this edition of the National
Games.
West Bengal’s Chandrika Tarafdar broke the clean and
jerk national record to secure the silver while T Priya Darshini of Telangana
bagged the bronze medal.
Gursale, who hails from Sangli district, broke Komal
Kohar’s snatch record of 74 Kg and Jhilli Dalabehera’s total record of 164 kg.
Chandrika Tarafdar also broke Jhilli’s clean and jerk record of 94 Kg.
Later, Koli managed to pip Maharashtra’s Mukund Aher
for the men’s 55 kg gold medal by beating the latter’s national mark in snatch
by one kilogram.
He lifted an aggregate of 253 kg (115 in snatch and
138 in C&J) to add a second gold medal to the Services tally. S Guru Naidu
of Andhra Pradesh won the bronze.
In the Women’s 49 Kg category, Gyaneshwari Yadav
clinched the gold lifting a total of 177 kg. Preeti of Haryana secured silver
with a total of 174 kg while former Asian Champion in the 45 kg, Jhilli
Dalbehera finished with a bronze medal, lifting 167 kg.
Elsewhere, Haryana bagged both the netball gold medals
at the Campal Multipurpose Indoor stadium to move into second position in the
medal standings.
Haryana men beat Kerala 45-42 in a tightly fought
final to secure the gold medal while the women beat Karnataka 58-52 to be on
top of the podium.
In the men’s bronze medal match, Jammu & Kashmir
and Delhi played out an exciting 73-73 draw to be declared joint winners.
In the women’s bronze medal match, Delhi and Telangana
were also declared joint winners after the match ended in a 64-64 tie.
At the Athletics Stadium in Bambolim, Women’s Rugby 7s
got underway with top seeds Odisha women dominating Goa with a 52-0 win in the
first match of Pool A. Fourth-seeded Kerala beat Bihar 40-5 in Pool A.
In Pool B, second-seeded Maharashtra beat Karnataka
48-0 while West Bengal got the better of Delhi 38-10.
In the men’s matches, Haryana beat Goa 31-0 in Pool A.
In the other match of the group, Odisha edged past Kerala 15-12 to start with a
win. In Pool B, West Bengal beat Punjab 19-7 while Maharashtra beat Bihar
19-12.
Important Results:
Netball
Men’s Finals: Haryana beat Kerala 45-42
Men’s Bronze Medal: Jammu & Kashmir tied Delhi 73-73
Women’s Finals: Haryana beat Karnataka 58-52
Women’s Bronze Medal: Delhi tied Telangana 64-64
Weightlifting
Women’s 45 KG
Gold: Dipali Gursale (Maharashtra) – Snatch 75 kg,
Clean & Jerk 90 kg, Total: 165 kg
Silver: Chandrika Tarafdar (West Bengal) – Snatch 67 kg,
Clean & Jerk 95 kg, Total: 162 kg
Bronze: T Priya Darshini (Telengana) – Snatch 69 kg,
Clean & Jerk 92 kg, Total: 161 kg
Men’s 55 KG
Gold: Prashant Koli (SSCB) – Snatch-115 kg, Clean
& Jerk 138 kg, Total: 253 kg
Silver: Mukund Aher (Maharashtra) – Snatch 12 kg,
Clean & Jerk 137 kg, Total: 249 kg
Bronze: S Guru Naidu (Andhra Pradesh) – Snatch 104 kg,
Clean & Jerk 126 kg, Total: 230 kg
Women’s 49 KG
Gold: Gyaneshwari Yadav (Chattisgarh) – Snatch 80 kg,
Clean & Jerk 101 kg, Total: 177 kg
Silver: Preeti (Haryana) – Snatch 81 kg, Clean &
Jerk 100 kg, Total: 174 kg
Bronze: Jhilli Dalabehera (Odisha) – Snatch 76 kg,
Clean & Jerk 96 kg, Total: 167 kg
Rugby 7s
Women
Pool A: Odisha beat Goa – 52-0, Kerala beat Bihar –
40-5
Pool B: Maharashtra beat Karnataka – 48-0, West Bengal
beat Delhi – 38-10
Men
Pool A: Haryana beat Goa – 31-0, Odisha beat Kerala –
15-12
Pool B: West Bengal beat Punjab – 19-7, Maharashtra
beat Bihar – 19-12
Basketball
Women
Pool A: Kerala beat Goa – 89 – 19.
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