Rakhi Halder clinches 64kg gold at senior Nationals Kolkata: Indian lifter Rakhi Halder was way short of her personal best but she still managed to clinch the 64kg gold in the 72nd menu2019s and 35th senior womenu2019s National weightlifting championships here on Wednesday.

Ranked 19th in the Olympic qualifiers list, Rakhi lifted 93 kg in snatch and 117 kg in clean and jerk on way to her gold medal with a total of 210kg, still 10kg ahead of her nearest rival Harjinder Kaul of Chandigarh.