National Games 2022: October 3 highlights in pictures

From Sambo Lapung’s national record in weighlifting to Subramaniam Siva’s national record breach in pole vault, here is a look at the best moments from the National Games on October 3.

Subramanian Siva of Services clears a height of 5.31m to break the national record in the men’s pole vault. The old record was 5.30m also by Siva. Photo - V V Krishnan

Men’s pole vault national record holder Subramaniam Siva with the gold medal and his trademark ‘spider pose’. Photo - Jonathan Selvaraj

Punjab’s Harnavdeep, Vijayveer (in picture) defeated Uttar Pradesh’s Yuvika, Ujjawal 17-11 to win 10m air pistol mixed team event. Photo - Vijay Soneji

Komal Wakale (in picture) of Maharashtra clinched gold in women’s 87kg weightlifting. Karnataka’s BN Usha took home silver and T. Satya Jyothi of Andhra Pradesh settled for bronze. Photo - V V Krishnan

Lakshya S of Karnataka won gold in 200m breaststroke swimming event. Photo - Ritu Raj Konwar

Services Lovepreet Singh won the Gold in the men’s Weightlifting 109kg category followed by silver for Vishal Solanki and bronze for Naveen from Haryana. Photo - Vijay Soneji

In women’s long jump, Nayana James of Kerala grabbed gold with a jump of 6.33m. Shaili Singh with a jump of 6.28m won silver while Sruthi Lakshmi, also from Kerala, clinched bronze with a 6.24m attempt. Photo - V V Krishnan

Arunachal Pradesh’s Sambo Lapung created a new National Record in men’s 96 kg Clean & Jerk by lifting 198kg to win gold. He lifted a total of 346kg, 15 kgs more than the silver medallist, Jagdish from Services. Photo - V V Krishnan

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Subramanian Siva of Services clears a height of 5.31m to break the national record in the men’s pole vault. The old record was 5.30m also by Siva. Photo - V V Krishnan