Haryana clinched four of the five gold medals on offer in wrestling to close in on the second-placed Tamil Nadu, whereas Maharashtra weightlifter Arati Tatgunti and Andhra Pradeshâs AV Susmitha set new national youth records in the sixth Khelo India Youth Games, here on Saturday. Apart from setting the records, Tatgunti (girls 49kg) and Susmitha (girls 55kg) also won gold medals. In a three-way contest between Tatgunti, Soumya Dalvi (Maharashtra) and Panchami Sonowal (Assam), the former emerged victorious by lifting a total weight of 170kg, including 75 in snatch and 95 in Clean and Jerk, thereby creating new records in snatch, clean & jerk and overall.
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