FULL NAME: Aparajita Bhuyan
GENDER: Female
BORN: 27 October 2002 (Source: Indian Weightlifting Federation of India, Odisha Weightlifting Association)
PARENTS: Father (Rayam Bhuyan), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Ganjam, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Odisha Weightlifting High Performance Centre, Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: P Dharma Rao, Lucky Rani Patra, Kazem Panjavi, K Ravi Kumar
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: KIIT University, Khordha District, Rayagada District and Odisha State

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won the Gold medal in senior women 64kg category of the 71st Odisha State Weightlifting Championship, held at Ganjam Weightlifting Academy in Berhampur from 9-11 August 2024.
*     Won the Silver medal in senior women 59 kg category of the Odisha State Weightlifting Championship, held at Biju Patnaik Weightllifting Hall, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from 16-18 October 2023.
*     Won two Silver medals (one each in 59kg junior and senior categories) for Khordha in the State Weightlifting Championship, held in Berhampur, Ganjam on 19-20 November 2022.

ZONAL:
*     Won the Bronze medal in 64kg senior category of the Asmita Khelo India Womens Weightlifting Zonal League (Zone A) at Biju Patnaik Weightlifting Hall, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 13 July 2024.

NATIONAL:
*     Finished 7th in 59kg junior category of the Khelo India Women National Ranking Weightlifting Tournament (Phase-1) at Nagrota Bagwan in Himachal Pradhesh on 17 June 2022.
*     Won one Bronze medal in 59kg weight category of the All-India Inter-University Weightlifting (Women) Championship in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh on 28 December 2021.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     She was introduced to weightlifting at the age of 13.
*     She was groomed by coach Dharma Rao.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 29 December 2021
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 26 August 2024