Mangalore, September 27: Five power-lifters were cheerfully welcomed on arriving at the Central Railway Station here on Wednesday after returning with laurels from the Asian Benchpress Powerlifting Championship in Kazakhstan.
Vincent Carlo, Vijay Kanchan, Sadananda Amin, U Lakshman and Mithun Shetty were the five power-lifters who represented India in the championship which was held from September 18 to 21. They were accompanied by their coach and manager Satish Kumar Kudroli.
Sadananda Amin and U Lakshman both grabbed silver medals in the 77 kg and 66 kg power-lifting rounds respectively, while Vijay Kanchan picked up the bronze in 105 kg category. Mithun Shetty and Vincent Carlo took the fourth spot respectively in 93 and 84 kg categories in the championship.
All the five athletes receive their training at the Balanjaneya gymnasium in Car Street.
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