Indian weightlifter Jhilli Dalabehera (IANS)
Jhilli Dalabehera won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships.
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- Last updated:09 December 2021, 13:30 IST
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Indian Jhilli Dalabehera won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, which are held alongside the World Championships.
Jhilli, the 22-year-old weightlifter from the Mayurbhanj tribal district of Odisha, finished second in the women’s 49kg, the same weight class in which Mirabai Chanu won silver at the Tokyo Olympics. Mirabai is not participating in this event as she is on a break.
Jhilli, who is Asian Champion and a bronze medalist in the World Juniors in 45kg, but has moved up to 49kg as 45kg is not a recognized Olympic discipline, came in with the best effort of 73kg in snatch and 94kg in clean and jerk for a total of 167 kg — her personal best in this class.
She finished second in the Commonwealth countries, behind Peter Stella Kingsley of Nigeria, who was able to lift 168kg (72+96).
While the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship is a qualifying event for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Jhilli could secure her berth on Thursday as only the gold medalists in Tashkent make it.
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