Men's 71 kg, May 2026
Ajith Narayana
Ajith Narayana is a weightlifter. The results below cover 6 competitions from 2023 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 71 kg class, at the 2026 Asian Championships.
- Best total
- 320 kg
- Best snatch
- 145 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 175 kg
Ajith Narayana's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 73 kg in 2023, 71 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (73 kg to 71 kg) and again in August 2026. At 70.99 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 75 kg.
Latest result: 2026 Asian Championships, 10 May 2026, 71 kg, total 314 kg, place 3.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 kg2025 to 2026 | 145 | 175 | 320 |
| 73 kg2023 | 140 | 172 | 312 |
Ajith Narayana by the numbers
Ajith Narayana's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 446.2
- From 320 kg at 70.73 kg bodyweight, 2025 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 14th of 120
- 320 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 71 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 145 kg of 175 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Competitions with a total
- 6 of 6
- A total at every competition listed.
How often Ajith Narayana makes each attempt
Ajith Narayana made 56% of snatch attempts and 78% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Ajith Narayana head to head
The lifters Ajith Narayana has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Ajith Narayana ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Weeraphon Wichuma |
4 | 0 | 4 |
 Masanori Miyamoto |
3 | 0 | 3 |
 Achinta Sheuli |
3 | 2 | 1 |
 Edidiong Umoafia |
3 | 2 | 1 |
| Indika Dissanayake | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Ajith Narayana's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Asian Championships 10 May 2026 | 3 | 314 | 71 kg | 70.99 | 140 | 165 | 169 | 174 | ||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 9 | 320 | 71 kg | 70.73 | 145 | 166 | 171 | 175 | ||
| 2025 Commonwealth Championships 24 Aug 2025 | 1 | 317 | 71 kg | 70.97 | 145 | 172 | ||||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | 16 | 290 | 73 kg | 73 | 125 | 130 | 133 | 150 | 157 | |
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 16 | 312 | 73 kg | 73 | 136 | 140 | 164 | 169 | 172 | |
| 2023 Asian Championships 5 May 2023 | 9 | 307 | 73 kg | 72.96 | 135 | 139 | 164 | 168 |
Compare Ajith Narayana
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Ajith Narayana met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.