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National Weight Lifting Championships – Ashika, Best Lifter in the Juvenile Diovision
The Jaffna Weight Lifting Club has won a total of 13 Medals including 5 Golds, in the National Juvenile= Junior and Senior Weight Lifting Championships conducted by Sri Lanka Weight Lifting Federation , held at Colombo Torrington Indoor Stadium, from 20/12/2018 to 24/12/2018.
Weight Lifters from Jaffna District had participated in this championship and won several Medals.
some details are given below.
| Division | weight group – Kgs. | Name | snatch | Clean and Jerk | Total lift | Place
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| Juvenile
Senior |
64 | V.Ashika | 74 | 103 | 177
177 |
Gold
Gold |
Awarded Best Lifter in Juvenile Division. |
| Juvenile | 59 | B.Nilogini | 60 | 72 | 132 | Gold | |
| Senior | 59 | 60 | 72 | 132 | Silver | ||
| Juvenile | 64 | J.Pajeena | 43 | 55 | 98 | Silver | |
| Juvenile | 45 | T.Tharsika | 33 | 47 | 80 | Bronze | |
| Juveniles – Males | 102 | S.Thilanujan | 55 | 65 | 120 | Bronze | |
| Juvenile | 71 | K.Regina | 52 | 69 | 121 | Gold | |
| Senior | 52 | 69 | 121 | Silver | |||
| Junior | 87 | J.Mary laksika | 45 | 57 | 102 | Gold | |
| Senior | 45 | 57 | 102 | Silver | |||
| Junior | 76 | Gna. Nirusha | 33 | 43 | 76 | Silver | |
| Senior – Men | 102 | V.Wijayasankar | 106 | 144 | 250 | Bronze | |
| 109 | N.Dilaxkumar | 210 | Bronze. |
This is the first time in the History of the Jaffna District Weight Lifting Club that a medal had been won in the Men’s Division. It had won a total of 13 Medals including 5 Gold, 5 Silver and 3 Bronze.
