SPO-KHELO-YADAV

Tumbling records validate Khelo India, says Yadav

Pune, Jan 12 (PTI)It is hard to miss the buzz and

excitement in the Weightlifting Hall here at the Khelo India

Youth Games as records have tumbled like nine pins, and that

augurs well as the young lifters have shown a lot of progress

in recent times.

The first two days of competition saw a plethora of

records, many from the North East weightlifters like Jeremy

Lalrinnunga and Jacob Vanlaltluanga.

And Sahadev Yadav, general secretary of the Indian

Weightlifting Federation, has been keeping an eagle eye on

proceedings.

"Yes, it is very heartening to see so many records

being created. (But) those who have created these records will

be checked for doping and age records. We will accept these

performances only after due verification," Yadav was quoted as

saying in a media release.

On the increasing popularity of weightlifting, Yadav

said, "We see lots of young boys and girls opting for this

sport nowadays. I would say there has been an increase of 20

to 25 per cent in the number of people joining in the last

couple of years and I am sure this trend will continue." PTI

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