Hansani Gomes broke two new national records and won a gold medal at the Grand Prix Weightlifting Tournament held in Qatar recently. She was competing in the 49 kg weight class. There she managed to set two new national records by lifting 75 kg in snatch and 164 kg in total.
Meanwhile, Dilanka Isuru Kumara, who entered the competition under the 55 kg weight class, won the bronze medal in the event, where he lifted 133 kg under the clean and jerk method and 112 kg under the snatch method, recording a total weight of 245 kg.
Organised by the International Weightlifting Federation as a qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the tournament will be held until 14 December.