Odisha bagged six medals at the National Classic Powerlifting Championship, which was held in Alappuzha, Kerala from 9 to 13 April 2022. The six medals included one gold, three silver and two bronze. Odisha also finished runners-up in senior men group.
Abhisek Mohanta (Mayurbhanj) captured the lone gole medal in senior men 66kg category with a total lift of 582kg. Odisha Police lifter Anupama Swain secured one silver in senior women 52kg class, lifting 322.5kg.
Angul lifters Rakesh Bhukta and Tejab Kumar Suna won the other two silver medal in senior men 120kg and 59kg category respectively. Bhukta lifted 735kg in total, while the total lift of Suna was 500kg.