Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam

Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam
Personal information
Born (1999-01-27) 27 January 1999
Imphal West, Manipur, India[1]
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  India
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent55 kg (C&J)
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2024 Phuket55 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Jinju55 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham55 kg
Bronze medal – third place2026 Glasgow58 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Apia55 kg
Silver medal – second place2021 Tashkent55 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Ahmedabad58 kg
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Kathmandu55 kg

Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam (born 27 January 1999) is an Indian weightlifter.

Career

She won gold at the 2019 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships and silver at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships.[2][3] She also won gold in clean and jerk at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships.[4]

She won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games with a total lift of 202 kg. She also broke Games record and national record in clean and jerk by lifting 116 kg.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2022 squad: Full list of athletes in Indian weightlifting team". Sportstar. 18 July 2022.
  2. ↑ Sapam, Robert (9 July 2019). "Manipur lifters bag three gold in Samoa event". The Telegraph.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship: Bindyarani Devi Wins Silver In Women's 55kg Category". NDTV.
  4. ↑ "World Weightlifting Championships 2021: India's Bindyarani Devi wins clean and jerk gold". Olympics.
  5. ↑ "Bindyarani Devi Wins Silver Medal in Women's 55kg Weightlifting; Creates CWG Record in Clean And Jerk". News18. 30 July 2022.