J&K UT Deadlift C’ship concludes

Powerlifters posing with dignitaries during championship at Jammu. 
Powerlifters posing with dignitaries during championship at Jammu. 

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 30: J&K-UT Deadlift Championship classic (Unequipped) Sub Junior, Junior, Senior & Master (Men & Women) concluded at Indore Stadium Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu. The championship was organized by All J&K UT Powerlifting Association.
Om Parkash Khajuria Co- Chairman (AAP) was the Chief Guest on the occasion while Paramjeet Singh (Secretary & Chairman Karate Federation of India), Dr Aman President JK Karate Association and Dinesh Gupta were the special guests who distributed prizes among the winner and runner up players.
In this championship Gourav Sharma, Adnan Choudhary, Prince Kumar and Raman Gupta one best lifter in Sub Junior, Junior, and Senior and Master classic (Unequipped) Men category. Rittu Charak, Sapna Jain, Shivani Langeh and Harshita Sharma are the best lifters in Sub Junior, junior, Senior and Master Women category. Around 130 players participated from various districts of J&K including Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Poonch, Kishtwar, Reasi, Rajouri, Budgam & Kulgam in this championship. Gourav Sharma broke the previous record and set a new record by lifting 320 Kg in 120 kg category.
Women Category Gold:  Sapna Jain, Arshia Rajput, Diksha Kapoor, Harshita Sharma, Malvika Mohan, Amita Devi, Pooja Devi, Suhani Sharma, Gurpreet Kour, Anya Rakwal, Shivani Langeh, Rittu Charak, Manya Rakwal and Nitika Gupta.
Women Category Silver: Vanshika Verma, Arju Bhagat, Juhi Sharma, Meenu Kalotra and Shivani Langeh.
Women Category Bronze: Surbhi Sharma, Aadya Jain, Kritika Mehra and Kumari Poonam.
Men Category Gold: Hasan Raza, Lucky Kumar, Pardeep Kumar, Suryadev Singh, Amit Sharma, Paramjeet Singh, Gurbakih Singh, Raj Sharma, Simronjeet Singh, Prince Kumar Satyam Choudhary, Jagdev Singh, Raman Gupta, Ansh Kumar, Mumin Dar, Babul Reyan Aslam, Amit Bhalla, Krish Chadda, Adnan Choudhary.