Odisha players bagged a total of nine medals in the 73rd Senior Men, 36th Senior Women, 57th Junior Men, 33rd Junior Women and 16th Youth (Sub-Junior) Boys and Girls) National Weightlifting Championships, which were held simultaneously at Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) Patiala from August 9 to 12.
The nine medals featured one gold, three silver and five bronze. Sneha Soren of Mayurbhanj alone won three medals, including one gold. She emerged best lifter with gold medal in junior women 55kg category, lifting 75kg in snatch and 100kg in clean & jerk for a total of 175kg. Sneha also captured silver medal in the inter-state competition and bronze in senior women category.
In youth girls 76kg category, Monali Sahu claimed bronze medal with 64kg in snatch and 79kg in clean & jerk for a total of 143kg. Punit Sahu captured silver medal in youth men 96kg class with a total lift of 258kg which featured 103kg in snatch and 155kg in clean & jerk.