The Indian Weightlifting contingent won 42 medals(15 in Junior events and 27 in youth events) in the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships 2023 held from 28th July to 5th August 2023 in the Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
- In the Asian Youth(Boys & Girls) and Junior (Men & Women) competition, medals were given out for the snatch, clean & jerk, and overall categories and India won 14 medals in the clean & jerk; 13 medals in the snatch;15 in the overall category.
- The Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships 2023 is held in India for the first time.
Highlights:
i.The 220 athletes from 18 Asian nations participated in both Youth and junior categories of the 2023 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships.
ii.Sabar Jyoshna from Uttar Pradesh won the first medal for India for this tournament, She won 3 bronze medals in the women’s youth 40kg category(overall, snatch, clean and jerk).
iii.Siddhanta Gogoi won India’s first gold medal in this tournament in the men’s junior 61 kg category including 3 gold medals in Overall, Snatch, clean and jerk.
Awards:
- Best Lifter Youth Girls – Rustamova Anamjan from Turkmenistan with 904.4261 Points
- Best Lifter Youth Boys – Delos Santos Prince Keil from Philippines with 844.0010 Points
- Best Lifter Junior Women – Chen Guan- Ling from Chinese Taipei with 603.6453 Points
- Best Lifter Junior Men – Do Tu Tung from Vietnam with 664.8068 Points
- Best Team Youth Girls – India
- Runner up Team Youth Girls – Uzbekistan
- Best Team Youth Boys – Islamic Republic of Iran
- Runner up Team Youth Boys – Uzbekistan
- Best Team Junior Women – Uzbekistan
- Runner up Team Junior Women – India
- Best Team Junior Men – Uzbekistan
- Runner up Team Junior Men – Islamic Republic of Iran
Indian medal winners – Junior Category:
| Weightlifter | Category | Medal | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukund Santosh Aher (3 medals) | men’s 55kg | Silver | Overall
|
| Silver | Snatch | ||
| Bronze | Clean And Jerk | ||
| Gyaneshwari Yadav (3 medals) | women’s 49kg | Silver | Overall |
| Silver | Snatch
| ||
| Silver | Clean And Jerk | ||
| Siddhanta Gogoi (3 medals) | men’s 61kg | Gold | Overall
|
| Gold
| Snatch | ||
| Gold
| Clean And Jerk | ||
| Sankar Lapung | men’s 61kg | Bronze | Overall |
| Sanapathi Pallav (3 medals) | women’s 64kg | Silver | Overall
|
| Gold | Snatch
| ||
| Silver | Clean And Jerk
| ||
| Sanjana | women’s 76kg | Silver | Clean And Jerk |
| Anjana Sreejith | women’s 108kg | Bronze | Clean And Jerk |
Indian Medal Winners- Youth Category:
| Weightlifter | Event | Medal | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabar Jyoshna
(3 medals) | women’s 40kg | Bronze | Overall
|
| Bronze | Snatch | ||
| Bronze | Clean And Jerk | ||
| Sanapathi Guru Naidu (2 medals) | men’s 55kg | Silver | Overall |
| Silver | Snatch | ||
| M Tomchou Meetei
(3 medals) | men’s 55kg | Bronze | Overall |
| Bronze | Snatch | ||
| Bronze | Clean And Jerk | ||
| Koyel Bar (3 medals) | women’s 49kg | Silver | Overall |
| Silver | Snatch | ||
| Silver | Clean And Jerk | ||
| Bedabrate Bharali (3 medals)
| men’s 67kg | Gold
| Overall
|
| Gold
| Snatch | ||
| Silver
| Clean And Jerk | ||
| Bellana Harika (2 medals) | women’s 59kg | Bronze | Overall
|
| Gold | Clean And Jerk | ||
| Krishna Venkata (3 medals) | men’s 73kg | Silver
| Overall Snatch
|
| Silver | Snatch
| ||
| Silver | Clean And Jerk
| ||
| Sanjana (3 medals) | women’s 76kg | Silver
| Overall
|
| Silver | Snatch
| ||
| Gold
| Clean And Jerk | ||
| Kapil Sonowal (2 medals)
| men’s 102kg
| Bronze
| Overall |
| Bronze | Snatch | ||
| M Martina Devi (3 medals)
| women’s 81kg
| Silver | Overall |
| Silver | Snatch | ||
| Silver | Clean And Jerk |
About Asian Weightlifting Federation(AWF):
President – Mohamed Yousef Al Mana
Headquarters – Doha, Qatar
Established – 1958
