Four national records set in powerlifting

Govindraj stole the limelight by setting new marks in squat, dead lift and total, while his teammate Guruwinder Singh bettered his own national record in the Bench Press section.

Results:

83 kg (Men):

1. K Govindraj (Rlys) 335 kg NR (squat), 197.50 (Bench Press), 312.50 NR (Dead Lift) and Total 845 (NR); 2. Guruwinder Singh (Rlys) 330 KG, 217.50 (NR), 295 and total 842.50; 3. Amit Kumar (IPF) 335, 197.50, 280 and total 812.50 kg. (Previous record: (Squat) Guruwinder Singh (Rlys) 325; (Bench Press) Guruwinder Singh (Rlys) 210 kg; (Dead Lift) C Krishna Kumar (Ker) 290 kg and (Total) Guruwinder Singh (Rlys) 805.

 

83 kg (Men) Inter-State Competition Result:1. Premnath H Kadam (Mah) 280, 185, 272.50, 737.50; 2. Vijay P (TN) 295, 157.50, 270, 722.50; 3. Akash Paigwar (MP) 245, 135, 215, 595 kg.