Maharashtra's Snehal Bhongale and Ashwini Malage gave their team two more gold medals as the weightlifting competition concluded at the Khelo India Youth Games on Tuesday.
Bhongale grabbed the gold in 87kg, while Malage won the over-87kg, as Maharashtra finished the competition with a total of nine gold medals, while Punjab had five and Tamil Nadu four.
The final day's other two gold medals were won by Tamil Nadu and Punjab.
While Tamil Nadu's B Mukesh won a tight contest in 109 kg, Punjab's Tejpal Singh Sandhu won the over-109 kg gold by a massive 20kg margin.
Maharashtra emerged as the champion state in both Under-17 and Under-21 sections.
Results: U-21 Junior Women's 87kg:
1. Snehal Bhongale (Mah) 160 kg,
2. Shivangi Singh (UP) 154 kg,
3. Amrutha K Jayan (Ker) 137 kg. U-21 Junior Women's +87kg:
1. Ashwini Malage (Mah) 184 kg,
2. Bhavishya (Ktk) 180 kg,
U-21 Junior Men's 109 kg:
1. B Mukesh (TN) 261 kg,
2. Gurpratap Singh (Pun) 259 kg,
3. Nishanth (Ktk) 253 kg. U-21 Junior Men's +109 kg:
1. Tejpal Singh Sandhu (Pun) 305 kg,
2. Gagandeep Singh (Chd) 285 kg,
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