BIRMINGHAM: Mizoram teenager Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli maintained country's dominance in the weightlifting arena with gold winning performances, which pushed India to top six on the medal table on day three of the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. Making his debut at a multi-discipline Games at the senior level, the 19-year-old reigning Youth Olympic champion Lalrinnunga battled excruciating muscle cramps but shattered two records en route the gold medal in the men's 67kg category. While Sheuli finished day 3 on a high for India with gold in the 73kg event.
India now have six medals, all coming from the weightlifting arena at the National Exhibition Centre with Sanket Sargar (silver), Mirabai Chanu (silver), Bidyarani Devi (silver) and Gururaj Poojary (bronze) also earning podium finishes.
