Indian lifter Loganathan Dhanush on Friday claimed the bronze medal in the 55 kg weight category at the IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships here.
This achievement marks the first-ever medal for an Indian male athlete in the Junior weightlifting World Championships.
The 17-year-old lifted a total of 231 kg, also securing a bronze in the snatch event with 107 kg.
Interestingly, Dhanush competed in Group B, and sat through the group A session.
The lifters with the highest entry weights are placed in Group A, followed by B and so on.
“I got more and more nervous as it went on, but I never thought I would win a medal,” Dhanush told IWF.
He finished 13th in the clean and jerk section with a best effort of 124kg.
K. Duong of Vietnam took the gold with a total of 253 kg, while Tomari Kotaro of Japan earned silver with 247 kg.
In women’s competition, Payal finished 6th in the 45 kg weight category with a total lift of 150 kg.
A total of nine Indian athletes are participating in the event.
