Female lifter wins bronze to open Nepal's medal account in 12th SAG
KATHMANDU: Nepal on Saturday bagged their first medal in the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati of India with female athlete Devi Kumari Chaudhary winning bronze medal in weightlifting.
Chaudhary won the bronze medal in women's 53kg weight category on the first day of the competitions.
In the category, India and Sri Lanka won the gold and silver medals respectively.
Name
Nation
Body
Weight
Max
Snatch
Max
Jerk
Total
1
CMWW Suriya
SRI
52.2
65
85
150
2
2
Devi Kumari Chaudhary
NEP
52.6
54
75
129
3
3
Harshdeep Kaur
IND
52.7
73
98
171
1
4
Saima Shahzad
PAK
51.2
44
52
96
5
5
Jahura Akter Reshma
BAN
48.1
58
70
128
4
The regional sports gala kicked off in India's Guwahati yesterday.
India have topped the medal tally.
Meanwhile, Indian cyclist Tourangbam Vidyalaxmi won the the first gold of the 12th SAG in women’s 30km individual time trial final.
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