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  Natl Weightlifting: Sneha, Mina, Sadananda deliver 5 medals
09 Oct 2024
 

Sneha Soren, Mina Santa (A) and Sadananda Bariha contributed five medals to the Odisha tally in the IWLF National Youth, Junior & Senior Weightlifting Championship, which is being held at Rainbow International School in Nagrata Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh from 7 October 2024. All five medals were bagged by athletes of Odisha Weightlifting High Performance Centre, Bhubaneswar.

With the addition of the five medals, which included three gold, one silver and one bronze, the total number of medals for Odisha jumped to 11 on the third day of the championship. The 11 medals feature five gold, four silver and two bronze.

 

According to Olympian and Odisha Weightlifting Association secretary K Ravi Kumar, Sneha Soren claimed her gold medal in the Inter-State senior women 55 kg category and the silver in overall category today. The experienced international lifter from Mayurbhanj district lifted a total of 191 kg, which included 83 kg in snatch and 108 kg in clean & jerk.

Mina Santa (A) emerged as the most successful Odisha lifter in the ongoing championship as she clinched a glorious double today, winning one gold medal each in girls 55 kg youth and junior categories. The promising lifter from Nabarangpur district lifted 79 kg in snatch and 97 kg in clean & jerk for a total of 176 kg.

Sadananda Bariha, who hails from Nuapada district, secured one bronze medal in boys 61 kg junior category yesterday. Student of Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Sadananda lifted 110 kg in snatch and 139 kg in clean & jerk for a total of 249 kg.
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TOP: Mina Santa (A) poses with her gold medal at the IWLF National Weightlifting Championship in Nagrata Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh on 9 October 2024.
RIGHT: Sadananda Bariha shows his bronze medals at the IWLF National Championship in Nagrata Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh on 8 October 2024.

 
   

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