Summary
She lifted 83, 85, and 87 kilograms in one move and 112 kilograms in another.
Her effort earned her a bronze (third place) medal for India.
Key Points
4 points1
Bronze medal for India
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Lifted 83 kg, 85 kg, 87 kg in the snatch
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Best clean and jerk lift was 112 kg
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Weightlifter's name: Bindyarani Devi
New Words to Learn
5 wordsbronze
a medal for coming in third place
kilograms
a way to measure weight, about the same as a little over two pounds
snatch
a quick lift where the weight is taken from the ground to above the head in one motion
clean and jerk
a two‑step lift where the weight is first lifted to the shoulders (clean) and then lifted overhead (jerk)
medal
a small metal award given for winning a competition
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