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Detailed explanation-1: -He won the gold medal in the Boys’ 62 kg category weightlifting with a lift of 274 kg (124 kg in snatch and 150 kg in clean and jerk). It was India’s first gold medal in the Youth Olympic Games. Jeremy won silver medal in Asian weightlifting championship.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was great until I saw weightlifting. I saw my friends doing it and I thought this is a game of strength and I need to do it,” Jeremy Lalrinnunga told Scroll.in. Jeremy was eight years old at the time and a year later, in 2011, Jeremy Lalrinnunga’s journey in weightlifting began.

Detailed explanation-3: -Commonwealth Games 2022 weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu wins India’s first gold medal.

Detailed explanation-4: -An Indian teen weightlifter battled muscle cramps to break two records and win gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Jeremy Lalrinnunga’s win gave India its fifth medal and second gold at the Birmingham Games. “It seems I’m in a different world now and living a dream,” Lalrinnunga said after his win.

Detailed explanation-5: -Former Youth Olympic champion Jeremy Lalrinnunga kept India’s purple patch in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2022 going with a gold medal win in the men’s 67kg on Sunday. This was India’s fifth weightlifting medal at Birmingham 2022 in as many events.