The 24-year-old weightlifter from Amritsar didn’t had any failed attempts during the whole match and thus setting a benchmark for the youngsters.
In the first attempt, he lifted a snatch of 157 kg which seemed quite easy for him. He then went on to increase his score and lifted 161 kg in the second attempt. In the third attempt, he went on to lift the snatch of 163 kg, which terminated his first round in the event being at the 2nd spot.
In the clean and jerk, he first successfully attempted 185 kg which was followed up by a lift of 189 kg, and finally concluded it up with a lift of a record 192 kg.
There were quite some hopes from Lovepreet initially and he stood up to those hopes with a bronze at Birmingham.