Army Sports Institute in Pune is happy following Birmingham's victory.
Nb Sub Lalrinnunga broke two Commonwealth Games records by snatching 140 kilogrammes and lifting 160 kg in the clean and jerk for a grand total of 300 kilogrammes.
On Sunday, Naib Subedar Jeremy Lalrinnunga of the Army Sports Institute (ASI) in PUNE and its Boys Sports Company rejoiced after winning the men's 67 kilogramme weightlifting gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Why not, then? The Mizoram native Naib Subedar, 19, is from Aizawl and has attended numerous national level camps in addition to training at the Boys Sports Company and the ASI.
Following his triumph, the Indian Army tweeted, "Indian Army congratulates Naib Subedar Jeremy Lalrinnunga on winning Gold Medal in Weightlifting by lifting a total of 300 kilogramme in Men's 67kg Finals at Commonwealth Games 2022." Lalrinnunga is one of the 16 ASI athletes competing at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Nb Sub Lalrinnunga broke two Commonwealth Games records by snatching 140 kilogrammes and lifting 160 kg in the clean and jerk for a grand total of 300 kilogrammes.
According to officials, Nb Sub Lalrinnunga grew raised in Aizawl with his four siblings. In January 2012, some Mizoram-based athletes who were affiliated with the ASI saw his talent. He joined the Boys Sports Company at the ASI in September 2012 and started specialized training in weightlifting.
He gained national notice in October 2018 when he won a gold medal in the boys' 62 kilogramme division at the 3rd Summer Youth Olympics. He enlisted in the Army in May 2019 and was assigned to the 17th Battalion of the Brigade of Guards as a Naib Subedar. Nb Sub Lalrinnunga has been trained by three coaches at the Boys Sports Company and the ASI in addition to instruction in the national camps. He achieved qualification for the Commonwealth Games in December 2021.
Under the Army's Mission Olympics Program, the Boys Sports Company at the ASI was established in January 2006 to identify talent at a young age. Boys between the ages of eight and fourteen are chosen in an impartial manner. Students are assisted in doing coursework simultaneously to complete their studies by an attached CBSE school.
Under Mission Olympics, the ASI was established in July 2001 as the Army's top facility for sports training in an effort to develop the army's talent pool of athletes. Along with countless other Olympians and competitors from the Asian and Commonwealth Games, Tokyo Gold Medalist Subedar Neeraj Chopra, who is also from the ASI, received a large portion of his coaching, training, and administrative assistance at the facility.
