BHUBANESWAR 29-Nov-2015
Khurda women and Ganjam men reigned supreme in the 63rd Men and 31st Women State Weightlifting Championships, which was conducted by Odisha Weightlifting Association at Kanyaka Parameswari Temple ground in Berhampur today.
Khurda woman Jhili Dalabehera won the gold in 48kg weight class, setting three new state records in the process. She lifted 66kg in snatch and 86kg in clean & jerk for a total of 152kg to erase the previous record that stood in the name of Tikina Gopal since 1999-2000.
Altogether 53 lifters, including 22 women, from 10 districts participated in the day-long championship, which was inaugurated by Arjuna Awardee lifter Bijay Kumar Satpathy.
RESULTS:
WOMEN: 48kg: 1. Jhili Dalabehera, 2. Tukuni Badamundi, 3. Sadhu Soren. 53kg: 1. Shanti Madsani, 2. Moti Jani, 3. Archana Pradhan. 58kg: 1. Pooja Kumari Sabat, 2. Juni Mandal, 3. Puni Raita. 63kg: 1. Padmini Padhi, 2. Bhabani Tanka, 3. Jhumpa Jena. 69kg: 1. Banita Ghadei. 75kg: 1. Kiran Kumari Digal, 2. Subhasmita Mohanty. Above 75kg: 1. Damini Kumari Sahu, 2. Sanjukta Sahu, 3. Dibyajyoti.
MEN: 56kg: 1. Sushant Kumar Hembram, 2. Ramachandra Hembram, 3. Aswini Kumar Nayak. 62kg: 1. Nobaigal Gamango, 2. Rajendra Muduli, 3. Pradeep Sahu. 69kg: 1. Bapuji Biswal, 2. Mihirkanta Sethi, 3. Sushant Kumar Sethi.
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PHOTO: Medal winning Khurda lifters with their coach and officials in Bhubaneswar.
