Odisha bagged two silver medals on the second day of the Khelo India Women National Ranking Weightlifting Tournament (Phase-2) at Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh today. Sneha Soren and Mina Santa won the two medals in senior 49kg and youth 55kg category respectively.
International lifter Sneha, who hails from Mayurbhanj district, finished second with a total lift of 167kg. She lifted 72kg in snatch and 95kg in clean & jerk. Sakshi Mheske (Total 168kg) and Gyaneshwari Yadav (164kg) claimed the gold and bronze medal respectively in the senior 49kg category.
Young lifter Mina, who trains at the Bhubaneswar-based Tenvic-Odisha Weightlifting High Performance Centre, secured the silver medal with a total lift of 158kg, which included 71kg in snatch and 87kg in clean and jerk. The gold medal in the youth 55kg category went to B Chandrika while Bhumika Mohite settled with the bronze medal.