With an impressive heave of 260 kg (145 kg in the clean and jerk and 115 kg in the snatch), 17-year-old Ruhshaad Daroga lifted the silver medal in the 94 kg category at the 41st National Junior Weightlifting Championship (Under 20) held at the Andheri Sports Complex in Bombay in September 2004.
Participating in his second nationals, the H. R. College student drew cheers from the crowd when he went straightaway for an additional 10 kg on his third attempt in his bid to match gold medallist Pradeep Singh’s lift in the clean and jerk. "Ruhshaad has a very good competitive......