Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 16: The outstanding performance of the State Team in Senior National Championship which was held at Pune in Maharashtra earlier has helped six power-lifters of the State including 4 females and 2 males to seal berth in Indian team and represent the Country in the upcoming Senior World Bench-Press Championship to be held at Tokyo in Japan from May 18 to May 25, 2019.
The lifters selected include Radha Kumari-47 kg, Monika Sharma -63 kg, Juhi Gupta -84 kg, Upasana Mahajan -84 kg in female section and Bimal Indu Sharma -93 kg and Sajjad Hussain -83 kg in male category. Ravi Singh-Divisional Sports Officer of J&K State Sports Council, Jammu, Satish Gupta-Manager, Indoor Sports Complex, Jammu and Ajay Sharma-General Secretary of All J&K State Powerlifting Association appreciated the achievement of the players and wished them good luck. The selected team left for Japan today to participate in the Senior World Bench Press Championship.
Follow our WhatsApp channel
