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CWG: Young lifter Santoshi Matsa gets bronze in 53 kg category

<p>Indian weightlifter Santoshi Matsa won the bronze medal in the women's 53kg at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at the Clyde Auditorium on Friday</p>

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Glasgow: India's good show in the weightlifting arena continued as young Andhra Pradesh girl Santoshi Matsa grabbed the bronze medal in the women's 53 kg category at the Commonwealth Games here today.

This is India's fifth medal from the weightlifting event after winning two gold, a silver and a bronze on the opening day of the event. 20-year-old Santoshi lifted a total of 188 kg in snatch and clean and jerk to get the bronze as 16-year-old Nigerian schoolgirl Chika Amalaha won the gold with a total lift of 196 kg.

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