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Monday, June 21, 1999

Police teams flex muscle

UNITED NEWS OF INDIA  
BANGALORE, JUNE 20: The strong policemen and women dethroned Services and Karnataka, respectively, even as one more record was shattered on the final day of the 51st men and 14th women Senior National weight-lifting championships here today.

The Police etched their name on the Burdwan Shield logging 564 points bagging three gold, four silver and four bronze. Reigning champions Services could tally only 542 after winning six gold, five silver and three bronze.

The Police women clinched the P Muniswamy Muthurayar Trophy with a tally of 464 winning nine gold, three silver and five bronze. Orissa finished a close second with 447 points bagging three silver and 10 bronze.

Satish Rai (Bank Sports Board) and Sanmacha Chanu (Delhi) were adjudged as the best lifters of the meet.

In the Inter-State section, Maharashtra finished winners with 176 and Punjab ended runners up with 173 points.

The lone record of the day fell in the plus 105 kg category when Dalbir Singh of Punjab lifted 170 kg to better his ownmark set in the National Games by 2.5 kg.

Results

Men (plus 105 kg): Dalbir Singh (Pol) (S170+J195=365) 1, Krishnan (Rlys) (S142.5+J175=317.5) 2, Rajender Singh (Pun) (S145+J170=315) 3. Inter-State: Rajender Singh 1, Balbir Kumar (Pun) 2, Satish Daheya (UP) 3.

100 kg: Manjit Singh (Pol) 1, Aravinder Singh (Ser) 2, Amarjit Singh (Rlys) 3. Inter-State: Gurminder Singh (Pun) 1, Vipin Kumar (Har) 2, Kulbir Singh (Del) 3.

94 kg: Umesh Singh (Ser) 1, Lalith Kumar (Del) 2, Vijaya Sharma (Rlys) 3. Inter-State: Lalith Kumar (Del) 1, Shamsher Khan (Del) 2, R Edwar Jacindren (TN) 3.

Team championship: 1 Police, 2 Services. Inter-State championship: 1 Maharashtra, 2 Punjab. Best-lifter: Satish Rai (Bank Sports Board).

Women (plus 95 kg): Bharathi Singh (Pol) 1, Geeta (Pun) 2, Monica Banerjee (Ori) 3; Team championship: 1 Police, 2 Orissa. Best-lifter: Sanmacha Chanu (Delhi).

Copyright © 1999 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.


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