Bhubaneswar: India’s young weightlifting sensation Priteesmita Bhoi from Odisha has brought glory to the nation by setting a new world youth record in the clean and jerk event at the Youth Asian Games on Sunday. The 16-year-old clinched the gold medal in the girls’ 44kg category with a total lift of 158kg-- 66kg in snatch and 92kg in clean and jerk.

Priteesmita began her clean and jerk attempts with a confident lift of 87kg, followed by 90kg, before successfully hoisting 92kg to rewrite the world youth record. In the snatch section, she managed 66kg but missed her next two tries at 68kg and 69kg.

China’s Wu Jihong finished second with a total of 156kg (68kg snatch and 88kg clean & jerk), while Vietnam’s Dao Thi Yen settled for bronze with 141kg.

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