Indian Lifter Priteesmita Bhoi Shatters Record At Youth Asian Games In Bahrain

Last Updated:October 27, 2025, 00:16 IST

The 16-year-old lifted 92kg in the clean and jerk to set the world youth record and 66kg in the snatch to achieve a total of 158kg, securing the top spot in the girls' 44kg event.

Priteesmita Bhoi. (X)

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

The 16-year-old lifted 92kg in the clean and jerk to set the world youth record and 66kg in the snatch to achieve a total of 158kg, securing the top spot in the competition.

On a day when Indian lifters in other categories did not perform well, the teenage athlete lifted 87kg in her first clean and jerk attempt. She improved this by three kilograms in her second lift and finally successfully heaved 92kg to set the record.

In the snatch, after successfully lifting 66kg, she failed her next two attempts at 68kg and 69kg.

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 and jerk), while Vietnam’s Dao Thi Yen came third with an aggregate of 141kg.

India won silver in the girls’ medley relay with the team of Edwina Jason, Tannu, Avinash Shourya, and Bhumika Nehate, clocking 2:09.65 seconds. The gold went to UAE (2:07.79 seconds), with China taking 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 gold with a throw of 53.08m.

In the girls’ high jump, India’s Yashvitha Potanapalli finished last among 10 competitors with a best effort of 1.50m, while in the 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.

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