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Time of India
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
17-yr-old Assam lifter Aisengfa breaks youth natl record
Assam's clinched the 55kg gold with an overall lift of 183kg at the ongoing Bihar in Rajgir on Sunday, and with it broke the in the category. The 17-year-old, who trains at 's National Centre of Excellence in Lucknow since 2023 under coach Rahul Sharma, shattered the youth national record with an overall lift of 182kg created by Koyel Bar of West Bengal at the 2024 Asian Championships in Doha, Qatar, last who had missed out on a medal in the Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai last year, began her campaign with a 75kg lift in snatch followed by clean lifts of 79kg and route, Aisengfa equalled the snatch record of Mina Santa of Odisha at 81kg which she had created at the World Youth Championship in Suva, Fiji, last year. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In Rajgir, on Sunday, Mina settled for a silver medal with a total lift of 177kg (80+97) and Andhra Pradesh's Hema Sri Karangi took home the bronze medal with an overall lift of 164kg (72+92).A Khelo India athlete since 2023, Aisengfa had secured the bronze medal at the IWLF National Weightlifting Championships last year in Himachal Pradesh. She had also won a silver in the ASMITA Weightlifting Zonal League in Bhubaneswar last year with a total lift of 167kg (73+94)."This is my first gold in Khelo India, so I want to thank my coach, parents and especially SAI NCOE Lucknow for helping me improve my skills and technique. I have been training at the Lucknow centre since last two years," she said after the win. Earlier, Sunil Singh of Punjab clinched the boys 61kg gold by lifting a total of 238kg (108+130), 6 kg higher than his nearest rival Anik Modi of West Bengal (97+135). Tamil Nadu's Jayanovaraj J. took the bronze with a total lift of 231kg (104+127).In boys' 67kg, Yash Khandagale of Maharashtra lifted overall 267kg (122+145) to capture the gold medal with a 16kg margin over closest competitor Abhinob Gogoi of Assam (116+135). Haryana's Samir Khan, another NCOE Lucknow athlete, clinched the bronze medal with total lift of 241kg (109+132).
Mint
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
Khelo India Youth Games 2025: Asmita Dhone eyes junior world championship medal after lifting youth national records
Asmita Dattatray Dhone of Maharashtra broke two youth national weightlifting records on her way to clinching gold medal in the 49kg class in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) at the Rajgir Sports Complex. Dhone shattered her own youth national record in both clean and jerk and overall total set at the Commonwealth Championships in Doha, Qatar, five months back. She had won a silver medal at the 2022 Khelo India Youth Games in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Asmita first breached the 94kg mark with a 95kg lift in clean and jerk to create a youth national record and then added another two kilograms on the barbell to again breach the national record and take her overall total to 170kg, an improvement of 8 kilograms from her Commonwealth Championships performance. Uttar Pradesh's Mansi Chamunda (75+88) settled for silver with a youth national snatch record, improving upon the mark set by Panchami Sonowal of Assam in 2022. Hailing from a humble background, Asmita, who turned 18 this month, was born in Karad town of Satara district. Her father Dattatray Dhone drives an autorickshaw and mother Nirmala is a dairy farmer. Asmita began training under Samrat Pawar in her hometown, which she continues to do even today. 'I started lifting weights when I was in Class 7, roughly 14 years of age. My elder sister was also into weightlifting and so her coach Samrat sir told me to also start weightlifting along with her. I am very happy with my performance as I broke the national record,' Asmita told SAI Media. Asmita Dhone has numerous national and international medals under her belt and that helped her get inducted in both the Khelo India scheme and Sports Authority of India's Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports in Patiala since 2023. Asmita won gold at the World Youth Championship last year in Suva, Fiji, with an overall lift of 158kg (70+88kg). She had also won a gold at the Commonwealth Youth Championship in 2023 in Noida with a total lift of 136kg (60+76kg). She has a bronze each at last year's Asian Youth Championship and 2023 World Youth Championship. Asmita captured a hat-trick of gold medals in IWLF Youth Nationals from 2022 to 2024. 'I receive a scholarship from Khelo India and also train at NIS Patiala, which is a National Centre of Excellence (NCOE), since last two years. Khelo India is a big platform for all of us. It inspires me a lot. It gives me energy and confidence. The stipend of ₹ 10,000 is a great help for someone like me as my father is an autorickshaw driver. We have a small field and two cows at home, which is taken care of by my mother, who is a housewife. I receive sports kits to travel and accommodation costs from SAI,' she added. Talking about her ward, coach Pawar said: 'First of all, I would like to tell you that she has inherited strong genes from her parents. To add to that, she is very disciplined. That is enough proof of her dedication. Weightlifting is a technical event. It requires both muscular strength and technique. She has a brilliant technique in clean and jerk. If she improves her snatch, Asmita will be unstoppable.' With a target of winning gold at next year's World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China, Asmita plans to face selection trials after the Commonwealth Youth and Junior Championships in Ahmedabad this August.
India Gazette
11-05-2025
- Sport
- India Gazette
KIYG 2025: NCOE Lucknow's Aisengfa Gogoi breaks youth national record, clinches 55kg weightlifting gold
Rajgir (Bihar) [India], May 11 (ANI): Assam's Aisengfa Gogoi clinched the 55kg weightlifting gold with an overall lift of 183kg in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games at the Rajgir Sports Complex here on Sunday. The 17-year-old, who trains at Sports Authority of India's (SAI) National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Lucknow since 2023 under coach Rahul Sharma, shattered the youth national record for overall lift of 182kg created by Koyel Bar of West Bengal at the 2024 Asian Championships in Doha, Qatar, last December. Aisengfa, who had missed out on a medal in the Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai last year, began her campaign with a 75kg lift in snatch, followed by clean lifts of 79kg and 81kg. En route, Aisengfa equalled the snatch record of Mina Santa of Odisha at 81kg, which she had created at the World Youth Championship in Suva, Fiji, last year. In Rajgir on Sunday, Mina settled for a silver medal with a total lift of 177kg (80+97), and Andhra Pradesh's Hema Sri Karangi took home the bronze medal with an overall lift of 164kg (72+92). A Khelo India athlete since 2023, Aisengfa Gogoi had secured the bronze medal at the IWLF National Weightlifting Championships last year in Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh. She had also won a silver in the ASMITA Weightlifting Zonal League in Bhubaneswar last year with a total lift of 167kg (73+94). 'This is my first gold in Khelo India, so I want to thank my coach, parents, and SAI NCOE Lucknow especially for helping me improve my skills and technique. I have been training at the Lucknow centre since last two years. I am also a Khelo India Athlete (KIA) that offers a monthly stipend of Rs 10,000. Initiatives like Khelo India are very important for athletes like me to assess my performance and compare it with international benchmarks. I ultimately want to represent India in the Olympic Games,' Aisengfa told SAI Media. Taking a cue from her father, Deepjyoti Gogoi, who used to practice powerlifting, Aisengfa began lifting weights at the age of 13. Deepjyoti runs a small tent house business in her hometown, Karulakalia, in the Sibsagar district of Assam, and her mother, Nabanita, is a housewife. 'He didn't play for the state but used to do powerlifting at home. That prompted me to take up the sport. I always wanted to be strong like him. I didn't expect to win the medal as I am coming back from a small injury. My target this year is to qualify for the Commonwealth Youth Championships later this year through the selection trials,' she added. Earlier, Sunil Singh of Punjab clinched the boys' 61kg gold by lifting a total of 238kg (108+130), six kilograms higher than his nearest rival Anik Modi of West Bengal (97+135). Tamil Nadu's Jayanovaraj J. took the bronze with a total lift of 231kg (104+127). In the boys 67kg, Yash Khandagale of Maharashtra lifted overall 267kg (122+145) to capture the gold medal with a 16kg margin over closest competitor Abhinob Gogoi of Assam (116+135). Haryana's Samir Khan, another NCOE Lucknow athlete, clinched the bronze medal with a total lift of 241kg (109+132). (ANI)
Hans India
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
KIYG 2025: NCOE Lucknow's Aisengfa Gogoi breaks youth national record, clinches 55kg weightlifting gold
Assam's Aisengfa Gogoi clinched the 55kg weightlifting gold with an overall lift of 183kg in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games at the Rajgir Sports Complex here on Sunday. The 17-year-old, who trains at Sports Authority of India's (SAI) National Centre of Excellence (NCOE) in Lucknow since 2023 under coach Rahul Sharma, shattered the youth national record for overall lift of 182kg created by Koyel Bar of West Bengal at the 2024 Asian Championships in Doha, Qatar, last December. Aisengfa, who had missed out on a medal in the Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai last year, began her campaign with a 75kg lift in snatch followed by clean lifts of 79kg and 81kg. En route, Aisengfa equalled the snatch record of Mina Santa of Odisha at 81kg which she had created at the World Youth Championship in Suva, Fiji, last year. In Rajgir on Sunday, Mina settled for a silver medal with total lift of 177kg (80+97) and Andhra Pradesh's Hema Sri Karangi took home the bronze medal with overall lift of 164kg (72+92). A Khelo India athlete since 2023, Aisengfa Gogoi had secured the bronze medal at the IWLF National Weightlifting Championships last year in Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh. She had also won a silver in the ASMITA Weightlifting Zonal League in Bhubaneswar last year with total lift of 167kg (73+94). 'This is my first gold in Khelo India, so I want to thank my coach, parents and especially SAI NCOE Lucknow for helping me improve my skills and technique. I have been training at the Lucknow centre since last two years. I am also a Khelo India Athlete (KIA) that offers a monthly stipend of Rs 10,000. Initiatives like Khelo India are very important for athletes like me to assess my performance and compare it with international benchmarks. I ultimately want to represent India in the Olympic Games,' Aisengfa told SAI Media. Taking cue from her father Deepjyoti Gogoi, who used to practice powerlifting, Aisengfa began lifting weights at the young age of 13 years. Deepjyoti runs a small tent house business in her hometown Karulakalia in Sibsagar district of Assam and mother Nabanita is a housewife. 'He didn't play for the state but used to do powerlifting at home. That prompted me to take up the sport. I always wanted to be strong like him. I didn't expect to win the medal as I am coming back from a small injury. My target this year is to qualify for the Commonwealth Youth Championships later this year through the selection trials,' she added. Earlier, Sunil Singh of Punjab clinched the boys 61kg gold by lifting a total of 238kg (108+130), six kilograms higher than his nearest rival Anik Modi of West Bengal (97+135). Tamil Nadu's Jayanovaraj J. took the bronze with a total lift of 231kg (104+127). In the boys 67kg, Yash Khandagale of Maharashtra lifted overall 267kg (122+145) to capture the gold medal with a 16kg margin over closest competitor Abhinob Gogoi of Assam (116+135). Haryana's Samir Khan, another NCOE Lucknow athlete, clinched the bronze medal with total lift of 241kg (109+132).
Hans India
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
KIYG 2025: Daughter of an autorickshaw driver, Asmita Dhone eyes junior world weightlifting medal
Asmita Dattatray Dhone of Maharashtra broke two youth national weightlifting records on her way to clinching gold medal in the 49kg class in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games here at the Rajgir Sports Complex. Dhone shattered her own youth national record in both clean and jerk and overall total set at the Commonwealth Championships in Doha, Qatar, five months back. She had won a silver medal at the 2022 Khelo India Youth Games in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Asmita first breached the 94kg mark with a 95kg lift in clean and jerk to create a youth national record and then added another two kilograms on the barbell to again breach the national record and take her overall total to 170kg, an improvement of 8 kilograms from her Commonwealth Championships performance. Uttar Pradesh's Mansi Chamunda (75+88) settled for silver with a youth national snatch record, improving upon the mark set by Panchami Sonowal of Assam in 2022. Hailing from a humble background, Asmita, who turned 18 this month, was born in Karad town of Satara district. Her father Dattatray Dhone drives an autorickshaw and mother Nirmala is a dairy farmer. Asmita began training under Samrat Pawar in her hometown, which she continues to do even today. 'I started lifting weights when I was in Class 7, roughly 14 years of age. My elder sister was also into weightlifting and so her coach Samrat sir told me to also start weightlifting along with her. I am very happy with my performance as I broke the national record,' Asmita told SAI Media. Asmita Dhone has numerous national and international medals under her belt and that helped her get inducted in both the Khelo India scheme and Sports Authority of India's Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports in Patiala since 2023. Asmita won gold at the World Youth Championship last year in Suva, Fiji, with an overall lift of 158kg (70+88kg). She had also won a gold at the Commonwealth Youth Championship in 2023 in Noida with a total lift of 136kg (60+76kg). She has a bronze each at last year's Asian Youth Championship and 2023 World Youth Championship. Asmita captured a hat-trick of gold medals in IWLF Youth Nationals from 2022 to 2024. 'I receive a scholarship from Khelo India and also train at NIS Patiala, which is a National Centre of Excellence (NCOE), since last two years. Khelo India is a big platform for all of us. It inspires me a lot. It gives me energy and confidence. The stipend of Rs 10,000 is a great help for someone like me as my father is an autorickshaw driver. We have a small field and two cows at home, which is taken care of by my mother, who is a housewife. I receive sports kits to travel and accommodation costs from SAI,' she added. Talking about her ward, coach Pawar said: 'First of all, I would like to tell you that she has inherited strong genes from her parents. To add to that, she is very disciplined. That is enough proof of her dedication. Weightlifting is a technical event. It requires both muscular strength and technique. She has a brilliant technique in clean and jerk. If she improves her snatch, Asmita will be unstoppable.' With a target of winning gold at next year's World Junior Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China, Asmita plans to face selection trials after the Commonwealth Youth and Junior Championships in Ahmedabad this August.
