"Our Yuva Shakti Is Creating History": PM Modi Praises Jeremy Lalrinnunga For Winning CWG Gold

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of the first to congratulate teenager Jeremy Lalrinnunga, after the Mizoram weightlifter created a new Commonwealth Games record by picking up a combined weight of 300kg on way to winning India's second gold medal  at the 2022 CWG in Birmingham. It was a dominating show of strength by the 19-year-old, who picked up 140kg in snatch and 160kg in clean and jerk.

This is India's fifth medal from weightlifting at CWG 2022 and second gold after Mirabai Chanu's on Saturday.

"Our Yuva Shakti is creating history! Congratulations to @raltejeremy, who has won a Gold in his very first CWG and has set a phenomenal CWG record as well. At a young age he's brought immense pride and glory. Best wishes to him for his future endeavours,"  PM Modi wrote on Twitter.

Our Yuva Shakti is creating history! Congratulations to @raltejeremy, who has won a Gold in his very first CWG and has set a phenomenal CWG record as well. At a young age he's brought immense pride and glory. Best wishes to him for his future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/dUGyItRLCJ

Jeremy Lalrinnunga successfully lifted 136 kg in his first Snatch attempt to move to the top of the leaderboard. Edidiong Joseph Umoafia was at second with 130 kg and Samoa's Vaipava Ioane at third with 127 kg at the time of his first attempt.

Lalrinnunga set up a new Commonwealth Games record by lifting 140 kg in his second Snatch attempt.

He tried to better this record by going for 143 kg in his final attempt but failed to do so. He finished the Snatch category with 140 kg, at the top of the table. Edidiong Joseph Umoafia was at second with 130 kg and Samoa's Vaipava Ioane at third with 127 kg at the end of the Snatch event.

With the Indian at the lead position,