Several Junior, Youth national records created in Khelo India womens weightlifting
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ultiple national records have been created in Phase 2 of the Khelo India Women's Weightlifting tournament which ended on Wednesday in Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh.
The tournament took place across the Senior, Junior and Youth age categories. It was organised by the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) and supported by the Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) bagged the Winners team trophy in the Senior Women category, while Maharashtra bagged the Winners team trophies in the Junior Women and Youth Girls category.
The tournament saw participation from weightlifters who are a part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme as well as the Khelo India scholarship scheme. The National Records were created by Akanksha Vyavahare, Bhawana, Martina Devi, Yogita Khedkar and Kalpana Yadav.
The three best lifters in the tournament on the basis of points were the following Komal Johar (Senior Women), Sanju Devi (Junior Women) and Akanksha Vyavahare (Youth Girls).
The total amount of support put forward by the government of India to conduct the Khelo India league across all editions is Rs 1.88 crore, which includes a total cash prize of Rs 48.3 lakh to the top 8 ranked weightlifters across 10 weight categories in all age groups.
National records created
Youth 40kg - Akanksha Vyavahare (Snatch 60kg, C and J 71kg, Total 131kg); 64kg - Bhawana (Snatch 88kg, C and J 113kg, Total 201kg); +81kg - Martina Devi (Snatch 83kg, Total 191kg);
Junior 64kg - Bhawana (Snatch 88kg, C and J 113kg, Total 201kg); 81kg - Kalpana Yadav (Snatch 90kg, Total 201kg); 87kg - Yogita Khedkar (Snatch 78kg, C and J 105kg, Total 183kg); +87kg - Martina Devi (Total 191kg).
✔️ Several Junior, Youth national records created in Khelo India womens weightlifting
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