Weightlifting: African Senior Championship |14 August 2018

Three silver medals for Katsia Télémaque

Local weightlifter Katsia Télémaque was on the second step of the medals podium on Sunday after finishing second in the -53kg at the ongoing African Senior Championships at the Pointe-Jérôme Youth Center in Mahebourg, Mauritius.

Télémaque accumulated an Olympic total of 115kg after snatching 50kg and lifting 65kg in the clean & jerk to finish second behind Mauritian Roilya Ranaivosoa who was untouchable in the category.

Ranaivosoa snatched 80kg before lifting 100kg in the clean & jerk for an overall total of 180kg.

Lehohla Mapolinyane of Lesotho was third in the group with an Olympic total of 78kg. She snatched 38kg and lifted 40kg in the clean & jerk.

Results of day one of the championships

 -53kg                                                        Snatch   Clean & Jerk   Olympic Total

Roilya Ranaivosoa (Mautitius)                 80kg           100kg              180kg

 Kathsia Télémaque (Seychelles)              50kg           65kg                115kg

 Lehohla Mapolinyane (Lesotho)              38kg           40kg                78kg

58kg                                                           Snatch   Clean & Jerk   Olympic Total

Zohra Laghouati (Algeria)                       64kg             81kg                145kg

Winniy Langat (Kenya)                            63kg             75kg                138kg

Priyanka Gopaloodoo (Mauritius)        43kg             52kg                  95kg

63kg                                                             Snatch   Clean & Jerk   Olympic Total

Vani Ravoldlomiaina (Madagascar)         85kg          95kg                  180kg

Ketty Lent (Mauritius)                                77kg          101kg                178kg

Aurelie Appaya (Mauritius)                       60kg          70kg                   130kg

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