Sri Lanka wins First gold medal

In Mens Weight Lifting in 56 kg category  Sri Lankan weightlifter Kamal Wattasse wins Gold Medal. Bangladeshi, Akramul Huq won Silver while Abdullah Gafoor of Pakistan won bronze medal.




Gold: Kamal Wattasse (Sri lanka)


Silver: Akramul Huq (Bangladesh)


Bronze: Abdullah Gafoor (Pakistan)

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