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National Games: Noah Butt wins gold medal in freestyle
May
Noah Butt Wins Gold Medal in National Games Weightlifting Competitions Noah Butt won gold medal in the over 109 kg category.
The Commonwealth Games gold medalist lifted a total of 355 kg.
Noah lifted 155kg in the Snitch and 200kg in the Clean and Jerk.
In the 34th National Games, Noah Butt participated under the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) banner, which accepted Noah’s request and allowed him to play in the National Games.
Unable to represent Noah Wapda due to a dispute with the Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWLF), he won the gold medal as an independent.
WAPDA had withdrawn Noah’s name on the instructions of PWLF. On the other hand, Usman Rathore of WAPDA also won a gold medal in the National Games.
Usman Rathore won the gold medal in the 109 kg category, Jameel Akhtar of WAPDA won the gold medal in the 102 kg category.
