A few National records were set at the selection trials, that was held recently with a view to forming a pool for international competitions in weightlifting.
SL Army’s M. C. Lakmal lifted 108kgs breaking a record which was previously held by Sangeeth Wijesuriya (107kgs). Air Force’s B. C. Priyanthi in the 69kgs weight class, set three National records while B. D. S. Gomes, also from Air Force, established two new National records in the 48kgs weight class.
Priyanthi lifted 72kgs in snatch and 90kgs in clean and jerk for a record total weight of 162kgs. Gomes lifted 64kgs in snatch and 139kgs in total for her record. Sri Lanka Weightlifting Federation organised the event.
