Marzia bags gold in National Weightlifting Championships

Weightlifter Marzia Akter Ikra cruised to a gold medal in the 53kg weight category in the 18th Women's National Senior Weightlifting Championships at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium on Tuesday. The Bangladesh Army athlete lifted 94 kilos in clean and jerk and 75 kilos in snatch for a total of 169 kilos, beating eventual silver-medallist Sima Roy of Bangladesh Ansar & VDP by 35 kilos. Photos: Firoz Ahmed