Valluri Ajaya Babu Wins Gold at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships

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Valluri Ajaya Babu (19 years old) won the gold medal in the men's 81kg junior and senior categories at the Commonwealth Championships.

An Overview of the News 

• Babu lifted a total of 326kg (147kg in snatch + 179kg in clean and jerk).

• He set a Commonwealth record in clean and jerk in the 81kg junior category.

• Babu also broke the junior national records in snatch, clean and jerk, and total weight.

• Sairaj Pardeshi, another Indian weightlifter, won the youth gold in the same 81kg category and finished second in the junior section behind Babu.

Achievements in Other Weight Classes

• Lalruatfela secured a silver medal in the men's 89kg category with a total lift of 301kg (135kg snatch + 166kg clean and jerk).

• Hrudananda Das won silver in the youth category and bronze in the junior category in the men's 89kg event, lifting a total of 299kg (129kg snatch + 170kg clean and jerk).