Jeremy Lalrinnunga is an Indian weightlifter from

Aizawl Aizawl (; Mizo: ) is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. Aizawl was officially established on 25 February 1890. With a population of 293,416, it is the largest city in the state. It is also the centre of administration containing all ...

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. He represented

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in the

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. 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

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). It was India's first gold medal in the Youth Olympic Games. Jeremy won silver medal in Asian weightlifting championship. At the

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, Lalrinnunga finished at 21st rank at the Men's 67 kg event. He won gold in the

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, in the 67 kg category, with a game record lift of 140 kg in snatch and 160 kg in clean and jerk.

Early life

Lalrinnunga was born on October 26, 2002, in Aizawl, Mizoram. In the early 1990s, his father Lalneihtluanga Ralte was well-known on the Mizoram boxing circuit. Jeremy comes from a lowly background because his family circumstances prevented him for a very long time from pursuing his aspirations. His father began working as a labourer on contract with the neighbourhood Public Works Department in an effort to provide for his family (PWD).

Indian army

Lalrinnunga joined the Indian army in May 2019 as a Naib Subedar in the 17th Battalion of the Brigade of the Guards.

Major results

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* Living people 2002 births People from Aizawl Indian male weightlifters Weightlifters from Mizoram Weightlifters at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for India Weightlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for India Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{India-weightlifting-bio-stub