Valluri Srinivasa Rao

Srinivasa Rao
Personal information
Full nameValluri Srinivasa Rao
Born (1981-10-20) 20 October 1981

Valluri Srinivasa Rao (born 20 October 1981) is an Indian weightlifter from Andhra Pradesh. He had won the national championship several times.[1] He works in the Corps of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering of the Indian Army.

Career

On 25 October 2003, in the 2003 Afro-Asian Games held in Hyderabad, India, Rao won a silver medal in the Men's 56 kg category.[2]

He won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships held in Penang, Malaysia in October 2009 in the same category.[3]

On 4 October 2010 Rao won a bronze medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi in the Men's 56 kg category despite suffering due to a hamstring injury a month prior to the games[4].

On 13 November 2010, he ranked 8th in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou in the Men's 56 kg category.[5]

On 22 February 2011, Rao won a gold medal in the Men's 56 kg category of the 34th National Games in Jamshedpur. He represented the Services (SSCB) team in the event.[6]

Personal life

He hails from Kondavelagada village in Vizianagaram district of northern Andhra which has become famous for producing weightlifters[7]. Both his sons are professional weightlifters. On 27 July 2026, his elder son Ajaya Babu Valluri won a silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in the Men's 79 Kg category.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Mirza, Firoz (27 July 2026). "2026 CWG: Ajaya betters father's Commonwealth Games show by clinching silver". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "India win 2 bronze in weightlifting". The Tribune. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Results - 2009 Commonwealth Championships, Penang, Malaysia, (18–23 October 2009)". Indian Weightlifting Federation website.
  4. ↑ Mirza, Firoz (27 July 2026). "2026 CWG: Ajaya betters father's Commonwealth Games show by clinching silver". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Indian weightlifters fail to impress on Day One in Asian Games". NDTV. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  6. ↑ "CWG bronze-medallist lifter strikes gold at National Games". The Times of India. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  7. ↑ "Arnolds of Andhra: Kondavelagada, Amadalavalasa & Godalam's weightlifting wizards". The Indian Express. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Mirza, Firoz (27 July 2026). "2026 CWG: Ajaya betters father's Commonwealth Games show by clinching silver". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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