LAHORE – Art Club won the under-17 category while Muslim Health clinched the under-15 class title of the National Junior Weightlifting Championship here at the Punjab University Old Campus arena. Art Club were followed by Pak Railway Academy and Lion’s Heart, Lahore at the second and third places respectively, while Muslim Health were followed by Islamia Sport, G.Wala and Art Club.
Haroon Ahmed, Haider Ali, Mohammad Arslan Ali, Salman Aqeel Butt, Haris Javaid, Umer Farooq, Mohammad Moazzam and Ali Javaid won gold medals in their respective under-17 weight categories while in the under-15 competitions the gold winners were Talha, Ahsan Shafique, M. Zubair, Shoaib Ahmed, Shawaiz Qaisar, Zubair, and Abdullah Butt. Salman Aqeel Butt in the 69kg category lifted a total of 214 kgs, which was the best of the day.
Final results: (name, body weight, club, best snatch, best c&j, total) 50 kgs: Haroon Ahmed, 44.92, Pak. Railway Academy, 55, 73, 128; M. Rizwan, 46.64, Samanabad Health, Fsd., 61, 66, 127; Awais, 48.50, Peshawar K.P., 56, 69, 125 56 kgs: Haider Ali, 56.00, Wohaib WL, Lhr., 67, 90, 157; Faisal Shafique, 51.96, ART, Lahore, 70, 80, 150; S Ali, 55.54, Pak Health, 67, 79, 146 62 kgs: M. Arslan Ali 60.80, Islamia Sports G. Wala 80, 102, 182; Rashid Butt, 60.04, Muslim Health, Lhr., 67, 92, 159; Danish Ali, 59.92, ART, Lahore, 65, 86, 151 69 kgs:
Salman Aqeel Butt, 68.60, National WL, Lahore, 97, 117, 214; M. Usman, 66.82, Pak. Railway Academy, 65, 80, 145; M. Waqar, 65.30, Samanabad Health, Fsd., 61, 78, 139 77 kgs: Haris Javaid, 75.80, Lion’s Heart, Lhr., 95, 106, 201; Kh. Usman Sami, 73.28, Power Gym. Lhr, 73, 100, 173; Hasnain Shahid, 76.10, ART, Lahore, 45, 55, 100 85 kgs: Umer Farooq, 83.26, ART, Lahore, 82, 105, 187; K Faizan, 81.26, Ghari Shahu WL, Lhr., 60, 85, 145; Nouman, 75.48, Power Gym. 55, 60, 115 94 kgs: M. Moazzam, 91.60, Razzaq Health Fsd., 75, 85, 160; 94-plus kgs:
A Javaid, 109.94, ART, Lahore, 90, 110, 200; Waqas, 100.70, Lion’s Heart, 80, 100, 180; H Rashid, 103.24, Muslim Health, Lhr, 75, 90, 165.
Art Club clinch Weightlifting C’ship
