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Ajith Narayana Sets Commonwealth Records to Win 71kg Gold as India Sweeps Junior Titles

Record lifts underlined a tight session, with Nirupama Devi Seram taking 63kg silver behind Canada's Maude Charron.

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Overview

  • Ajith Narayana totaled 317kg (145kg snatch, 172kg clean and jerk) to take men’s 71kg gold and set new Commonwealth records.
  • Nigeria’s Joseph Edidiong Umoafia earned 71kg silver with 316kg, with Nauru’s Ezekiel Moses taking bronze at 290kg.
  • Nirupama Devi Seram posted 217kg (91kg snatch, 126kg clean and jerk) for women’s 63kg silver, with her clean and jerk exceeding the previous Commonwealth standard.
  • Canada’s Maude Charron won the women’s 63kg with a record-breaking performance as Nigeria’s Ruth Imoleayo Ayodele claimed bronze on 212kg (95kg + 117kg).
  • India captured both junior golds: Hemanta Doimari won men’s 71kg with 264kg ahead of South Africa’s Jonathan Evan Trumble (262kg), and Bidusmita Bhoi took women’s 63kg with 204kg over Nauru’s Femily-Crystie Notte (200kg).