BHUBANESWAR 25-Jan-2012 539
Pradeep Kumar Patra of Khurda and Mandakini Mahanta of Mayurbhanj lifted the `Strongmen` and `Strongwoman` titles respectively in the 24th State Powerlifting Championship at Upendra Bhanja Institute in Mancheswar today.
Khurda won the team title with 557 points, while Bolangir finished runners-up with 412 points. Neelakantha Pradhan established a new record, lifting 175kg in the 105kg open benchpress category. Altogether 260 powerlifters from 16 districts participated in the three-day championship, which was organised by Odisha Powerlifting Association, in collaboration with Madan Mohan Charitable Trust.
Results (all title winners): Sub-junior boys: Lulu Sahu (53kg), Nilamani Sahu (59kg), Sanand Kumar Nag (66kg), Jitendra Patra (74kg). Junior boys: Amit Thappa (53kg), Iswar Machhkund (59kg), Pradeep Kumar Patra (66kg), Shakti Ranjan Barik (74kg). Men: Iswar Machhkund (59kg), Pradeep Kumar Patra (66kg), Shakti Ranjan Barik (74kg). Master-I: RG Rao (66kg), Krushna Chandra Sahu (74kg). Master-II: G Chinna (66kg), Rabi Narayan Mishra (74kg). Open benchpress: Pradeep Patra (66kg), Shakti Ranjan Barik (74kg). Sub-junior girls: Sunita Majhi (47kg), Sarojini Mudi (52kg), Gitanjali Jena (57kg), Priyadarshini Bisoi (69kg), S Patnaik (74kg). Junior girls: Krishna Kumari Mallick (47kg), Subhra Das (52kg), Gitanjali Jena (57kg), Sangita Ekka (73kg), Reeta Moharana (84kg+). Women: Sunita Majhi (47kg), Mandakini Mahanta (52kg), Gitanjali Jena ( 57kg), Priyadarshini Bisoi (69kg), Sangita Ekka (72kg), Sangita Singh (84kg), Reeta Moharana (84kg+).
