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Talha lifts record 304kg total at Asian Weightlifting

By Our Correspondent
April 22, 2019

KARACHI: Pakistan’s rookie weightlifter Talha Talib made a good effort to record a 304 kilogramme total in 67 kilogramme Group B competitions in the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China, on Sunday. Talha lifted 140kg in snatch and 164 in clean and jerk to become the first Pakistani weightlifter to top a group at this level. He finished seventh overall as Group A competitors did well. The last in the six-man group, Deni of India, finished with 307kg.