01-Jan-1900
Date of Birth : 2003-06-10
Gender : Male
Father : Chandra Sekhar Sahu
Mother : Bharati Chandra Sahu
Address : Joura Street, Berhampur, Ganjam,Odisha, India.
Present Address : : Rail Vihar, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Education : Studied at KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar. In 2022, he was 1st Year Student in BSC (Computer Science). Earlier studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1, Bhubaneswar (Std I-X) and DAV School, Unit-VIII, Bhubaneswar (Std XI-XII).
Occupation :
Home Club : Khelo India Academy, Utkal Karate School, Bhubaneswar
Coaching From : Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Hari Prasad Pattanayak
Team Represented : Odisha Junior Men, KIIT University
Major Achievements :
Description :
GALLERY
NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL
05-Jan-2023
* Finished 4th in Junior Men 96kg category of the National Weightlifting Championship in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu on 5 January 2023.
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08-Jun-2022
* Won the Silver medal in mens 96kg category of the 4th Khelo India Youth Games in Panchkula, Haryana on 8 June 2022.
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* Created a short-lived New National Record in junior men 96kg clean & jerk, lifting 167kg at the IWLF National Weightlifting Championships at Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar on 28 March 2022. But could not win a medal as he finished fifth in the final rankings, with a total lift of 288kg, which included 121kg in snatch.
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09-Aug-2021
* Won one Silver medal in youth men 96kg class of the combined National Weightlifting Championships, held at NSNIS, Patiala from 9-12 August, 2021.
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OTHER IMPORTANT DATA
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* Punit belongs to a weightlifting family.
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* Took to weightlifting in 2019.
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* His father Chandra Sekhar Sahu won weightlifting gold medal in 5th SAF Games Colombo in 1991.
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* His uncle Krushna Chandra Sahu won medals in National Weightlifing Championships.
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* He does not keep a mobile phone as he thinks it as a distraction.
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