Chhattisgarh
Dnyaneshwari Became the Country's Number One Weightlifter
- 17 Jun 2022
- 2 min read
Why in News?
On June 16, 2022, in the national competition of weightlifting ranking underway in Himachal Pradesh, weightlifter Dnyaneshwari Yadav of Rajnandgaon defeated 49 kg in the junior category. She has become the country's number one weightlifter by winning a gold medal in the weight category.
Key Points
- In this competition, Dnyaneshwari won the senior category's 49kg. He has won a silver medal in the weight category. In this category, she had competed with the country's number one weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and has won a silver medal medal.
- It may be mentioned that in the recently held Khelo India Youth Games, Dnyaneshwari Yadav of Chhattisgarh won 164 kg. He had won the gold medal by lifting weights, breaking his old record.
- Earlier, Dnyaneshwari won the 49kg at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships held from May 1 to 10, 2022 in the Heracleon, city of Greece. In the weight category, 156 kg. in snatch, clean and jerk competition. She has become the first woman weightlifter from Chhattisgarh to win 3 silver medals by lifting weights, who has won the silver medal title at the Junior World Championships on foreign soil.
- It may be recalled that the National Khelo India Weightlifting Ranking Senior, Junior and Youth category competition is being held from June 14 to 22, 2022 at Rainbow International School, Nagrota Bagwan in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
