Updated On: 05 February, 2024 11:24 AM IST | Mumbai | SUNDARII IYER
Arati says it was only after all her lifts were done that she got to know about her gold at Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai

Maharashtra weightlifter Arati Tatgunti with her gold medal at the Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai. PIC/Khelo India Youth Games
Maharashtra weightlifter Arati Tatgunti said winning a gold medal and breaking national youth records in the 49kg category at the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) in Chennai was completely unexpected and left her surprised.
It was a keenly-fought contest between Arati, her statemate Soumya Dalvi and Assam’s Panchami Sonowal at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium recently, Arati emerged victorious, lifting a total weight of 170 kg, including 75 in snatch and 95 in clean and jerk, thereby creating new records in snatch, clean and jerk.