27-07-2025
Power lifting championship in August
Kanpur: The divisional level sub-junior, junior, senior and masters (men and women) powerlifting open bench press and inter-school bench press championship will be held at VSSD College, Nawabganj, on August 2 and 3.
According to secretary of the Kanpur District Powerlifting Association, Saurabh Shukla, trials for the selection of the UP team will also be conducted. The selected team will participate in the National Senior Powerlifting & Bench Press Championship, slated to be held at Jamshedpur (Tata Nagar) from August 18.
Registration of lifters will commence on August 1. Lifters must bring their Aadhar card, two passport-size photos, and a high school certificate. In the divisional meet, 9 and 8 weight groups have been fixed for men and women, respectively. The top three lifters in each weight group will be awarded medals, certificates, and cash prizes.
