16-Year-Old Indian Weightlifter Priteesmita Bhoi Creates History, Breaks World Record For...

Last Updated:October 27, 2025, 07:47 IST

Priteesmita Bhoi set a world youth record in clean and jerk to win gold at the Youth Asian Games.

Priteesmita Bhoi clinched gold in the 44kg category (Picture Credit: IG/indian__weightlifting)

Weightlifter Priteesmita Bhoi broke the world youth record in clean & jerk while clinching gold in the girls’ 44kg category at the Youth Asian Games on Sunday.

The 16-year-old lifted 92kg in clean & jerk to set the world youth record and 66kg in snatch, totalling an aggregate of 158kg to secure the top podium spot in the competition.

On a day when India also secured silver in the boys’ 60kg category, Priteesmita first lifted 87kg in her initial attempt in the clean & jerk lift. She improved this by three kilograms in her second lift, finally successfully heaving 92kg for the record.

In snatch, after her successful lift of 66kg, she failed in her next two attempts of 68kg and 69kg.

India’s 17-year-old lifter Maharajan Arumugapandian also earned accolades, clinching the boys’ 60kg silver with an accumulated weight of 256kg. He lifted 114kg in snatch and 142kg in clean & jerk. China’s Chen Xunfa claimed the gold with an aggregate of 261kg (120kg in snatch, 141kg in clean & jerk).

With this performance, India increased its medal tally to 23, including three gold, nine silver, and 11 bronze. On Saturday, India had won 17 medals, including two gold, six silver, and nine bronze.

Wu Jihong of China finished second with a total of 156kg (68kg snatch, 88kg clean & jerk), while Vietnam’s Dao Thi Yen was a distant third with an aggregate of 141kg.

India won silver in the girls’ medley relay with the quartet of Edwina Jason, Tannu, Avinash Shourya, and Bhumika Nehate clocking 2:09.65 seconds, with the gold going to UAE (2:07.79 seconds). China secured the bronze in 2:10.14 seconds.

However, the boys’ medley relay team finished fifth, clocking 1:59.96 seconds.

India’s Anjali Jakhar narrowly missed a medal in the Girls’ Individual Time Trial cycling event, finishing fourth with a time of 17:43.89 seconds.

In the girls’ javelin throw, India’s Siya Banjara and Misti Karmakar finished seventh and eighth respectively, with throws of 42.32m and 42.05m. Uzbekistan’s Parizoda Talabova won the gold with a throw of 53.08m.

In girls’ high jump, India’s Yashvitha Potanapalli finished last among 10 competitors with a best effort of 1.50m, while in boys’ discus throw, Swapnil Dutta finished sixth with a throw of 51.53m.

In boxing, India’s Khushi Chand won her girls’ 46kg quarterfinal bout against Saudi Arabia’s Wareef Mohammed Alshehri, while Aahana Sharma secured a place in the girls’ 50kg semifinal with a victory over Bhutan’s Sangay Peldon.

Teenage pugilist Chandrika Pujari defeated Japan’s Yui Hatakeyama in the 54kg quarterfinals, while Harshika lost her 60kg bout to China’s Wang Jingjing.

Anshika won her 80-plus kg bout against Uzbekistan’s Mavjuda Abdusaidova, while Shivani Toor exited in the quarterfinals after her loss in the 75kg category to China’s Zheng Shan.

Feroz Khan

Feroz Khan has been covering sports for over 12 years now and is currently working with Network18 as Principal Correspondent. He embarked on his journey in 2011 and has since acquired vast experience in digital...Read More

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