Indian woman weightlifter Rakhi Halder (64 kg) created two new national records with winning a bronze medal at the Qatar International Cup. The Commonwealth Championship champions improved her own best in snatch and overall weight. She lifted a total of 218 kg with 95 kg in snatch and 123 kg in clean and jerk.
In the Commonwealth Championship, Rakhi won the Bronze medal by lifting 214 kg (94 kg +120 kg). Indian players finished their campaign with a total of three medals in this silver level Olympic qualifying event. Former world champion Meerabai Chanu won the gold while the young Jeremy Lalrinuga won the silver medal. The points of this tournament will be very important when preparing the cut for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
To qualify for the Olympics, a weightlifter must participate in at least one event in each of the three six-month periods (November 2018 to April 2020) and a total of six events. Along with this, the player has to participate in at least one gold and one other silver level event.
