Odisha bagged one gold and two bronze medals in the the 72nd Men and 35th Women Senior National Weightlifting Championship, which was held at Khudiram Anushilan Kendra in Kolkata from 2 to 7 February, 2020.
Ace woman lifter Jhilli Dalabehera won the lone gold medal in women 45 kg class, representing Indian Railways. She lifted 69 kg in snatch and 91 kg in clean & jerk for a total of 160 kg.
Besides Jhilli, as many as 17 lifters represented Odisha in this championship. The two bronze medals were secured by Kanhu Sahu and Suresh Yadav. Kanhu won the bronze in 73 kg category with a personal best of 128 kg in snatch and 162 kg in clean & jerk for a total of 290 kg.