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KIPG 2025: SAI Gandhinagar powerlifters dominate by bagging 10 medals
New Delhi, March 28: Powerlifting athletes from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Gandhinagar put up a strong show in the second Khelo India Para Games which concluded on Thursday. The NCOE campers secured 10 medals, including seven gold, in the para-powerlifting competition held at the JLN Stadium complex.
KIPG 2025: SAI Gandhinagar powerlifters dominate by bagging 10 medals, eye world championship glory
New Delhi, March 28: Powerlifting athletes from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Gandhinagar put up a strong show in the second Khelo India Para Games, the second edition of which concluded in Delhi on Thursday (Match 27).
KIPG 2025: Sonalben Patel wins TT gold; Pardeep Joon, Sahista shine in powerlifting
New Delhi, March 26: Paralympian Sonalben Patel from Gujarat secured gold in the women's Class 3 table tennis category on the penultimate day of the Khelo India Para Games 2025, the 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist establishing her superiority with a comprehensive win. The left-handed Sonalben beat Bihar's Vidya Kumari with consummate ease.
Khelo India Para Games 2025: Sonalben Patel wins table tennis gold; Pardeep Joon, Sahista shine in powerlifting
New Delhi, March 26: The penultimate day of the Khelo India Para Games 2025 saw Paralympian Sonalben Patel from Gujarat secure gold in the women's Class 3 table tennis Category. The left-handed Sonalben beat Bihar's Vidya Kumari with consummate ease, as per a release from Khelo India Para Games.
Former Khelo India Para Games medallists Pardeep Joon, Sahista shine as Powerlifting concludes on Day 7
New Delhi, March 26: The powerlifting competition came to an end at the Khelo India Para Games (KIPG) 2025 with former KIPG medallists making their mark on Wednesday. Over the course of the three days of competitions, the para powerlifting saw four national records being set by Jaspreet Kaur (45 kg), Manish Kumar (54 kg), Seema Rani (61 kg), and Jhandu Kumar (72 kg), as per the KIPG press release.
KIPG 2025: Kerala powerlifter Joby Mathew eyes LA 2028 gold at 51
New Delhi, March 25: In sports, age is just a number if you are physically and mentally fit. Iconic sportspersons like Tiger Woods (49), Cristiano Ronaldo (40), and Rafael Nadal (38) have defied age in their professional careers earning the highest sporting honour on the planet through sheer hard work and willpower, enduring multiple injuries in their journey.
KIPG 2025: Powerlifters Seema Rani, Jhandu Kumar break national records; Mona Agarwal shoots gold
New Delhi, March 24: The fifth day of the Khelo India Para Games 2025 saw two more national records, both in powerlifting. Punjab's Seema Rani registered a record lift of 97 kg in the women's elite 61 kg category, while Jhandu Kumar of Bihar lifted 206 kg in the men's elite 72kg category.
KIPG 2025: Powerlifters Seema Rani, Jhandu Kumar break national records; Mona Agarwal shoots gold
New Delhi, March 24: The fifth day of the Khelo India Para Games (KIPG) 2025 saw the making of two more national records both in powerlifting. Punjab’s Seema Rani registered a record lift of 97 kg in the women’s elite 61 kg category while Jhandu Kumar of Bihar lifted 206 kg in the men’s elite 72kg category.
I want to win a medal for India in LA 2028 Paralympics: Jaspreet Kaur
New Delhi, March 24: A thunderous ovation reverberated across the JLN Stadium weightlifting auditorium as Punjab's Jaspreet Kaur set a new national record in powerlifting at the Khelo India Para Games 2025.
KIPG 2025: Jaspreet Kaur, Manish break powerlifting records; TN, Haryana share lead (Ld)
New Delhi, March 23: The fourth day of the second edition of the Khelo India Para Games saw Punjab's powerlifter Jaspreet Kaur and Haryana's Manish grabbing the headlines.
KIPG 2025: Jaspreet Kaur breaks powerlifting national record; Sheetal Devi wins archery gold; TN keep lead
New Delhi, March 23: With a record-breaking effort, Punjab powerlifter Jaspreet Kaur grabbed the headlines on the fourth day of the second edition of the Khelo India Para Games (KIPG) here on Sunday. Jaspreet became the first athlete in KIPG 2025 to break a national record.
Khelo India Para Games 2025: Punjab's Jaspreet Kaur breaks powerlifting national record; TN keep lead
New Delhi, March 23: The fourth day of the second edition of the Khelo India Para Games saw Punjab's powerlifter Jaspreet Kaur grab the headlines. Jaspreet became the first athlete in KIPG 2025 to break a national record. In the 45 kg category, the 31-year-old lifted 101 kg to claim the gold medal at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium complex on Sunday, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said in a release.
From balancing professional life to tasting success in Asia: Bengal's powerlifter Aditi Nandy opens up about journey
New Delhi, March 1: Powerlifting, a sport struggling to be on India's radar, has a few aspirants who relentlessly pursue it in the nation, and Bengal's Aditi Nandy is one of them.
Powerlifter Gaurav praises CM Yogi for grand arrangements at Maha Kumbh
New Delhi, Feb 16: World champion powerlifter Gaurav Sharma visited the Maha Kumbh to take a holy dip at the holy Sangam. Expressing his appreciation for the arrangements at the grand religious gathering, he commended the efforts of the Yogi Adityanath-led government in ensuring a seamless experience for devotees.