Saanapathi Gurunaidu clinches gold medal at IWF Youth World Championship

Indian weightlifter Saanapathi Gurunaidu has clinched Gold medal in men’s 55 kilogram event at IWF Youth World Championships in Mexico.

He lifted a total of 230-kilogram, 104 kilogram in Snatch winning Silver and 126 kilogram lifting in Clean and Jerk to finish on the top to grab the Gold medal. Apart from him, Vijay Prajapati and Akansha Kishor Vyavhare clinched silver medals on the opening day  Akanksha won the medal in Women’s 40 kilogram category.