Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha, organised the the three-day championship where over 200 lifters from 10 districts and 20 weightlifting clubs across Odisha showcase their skills.

The closing ceremony was attended by DSYS Secretary, Vineel Krishna, Director of Sports, Siddhartha Das, and representatives of High Performance Centres.

RESULTS (Top 3 Positions):

BOYS: 49 kg: 1. B Ganesh (Balunkeswar Bayam Kendra), 2. Madhab Santa (Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar), 3. Papun Gouda (Sankar Physical Club). 55 kg Group-A: 1. Naratam Badatia (Sankar Physical Club), 2. Rudra Sethi (Sankar Physical Club), 3. Rageba Mallik (Sports Hostel, Berhampur). 55 kg Group-B: 1. Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo (Utkal Karate School), 2. Uttam Goroda (Saheed Lakshman Club), 3. Pradumna Sahu (MHN Kabisurya Nagar). 61 kg: 1. Sunil Pradhan (Balunkeswar Bayam Kendra), 2. Asish Mohanty (Balunkeswar Bayam Kendra), 3. Mukesh Wika (Weghtlifting HPC). 67 kg: 1. Sundarya Gollari (Weghtlifting HPC), 2. Susanta Mallik (Kalinga Gymnasium), 3. Suman Gouda (Sri Sankar Physical Club). 73 kg: 1. Kanha Behera (Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar), 2. Chandan Kumar Patra (Sankar Physical Club), Sipan Mahapatra (Beer Hanuman Club). 81 kg: 1. Rudra Madhab Badatia (Sankar Physical Club), 2. Debashish Dey (RYMA), 3. Rajesh Nahak (MHN Kabisurya Nagar). 89 kg: 1. Rajesh Balabantray (OJKBP), 2. Pratyush Parida (HPC Sub-Centre), 3. Siba Gouda (Beer Hanuman Club). 96 kg: 1. Aditya Sahu (Beer Hanuman Club), 2. Rashon Sethy (Beer Hanuman Club), 3. Soumya Ranjan Dalai (KIIT & KISS). 102 kg: 1. Debasis Sahu (Beer Hanuman Club). +102 kg: 1. Raj Rajveer Khuntia (HPC Sub-Centre), 2. Aniket Oram (RYMA), 3. Raja Barua (RYMA). 109 kg: 1. Subhakanta Biswal (Utkal Karate School). +109 kg: 1. Asutosh Pattnaik (OJBKP), 2. Heman Kumar Samal (Beer Hanuman Club).

GIRLS: 40 kg: 1. Mamita Mallik (KIIT & KISS), 2. Subhashree Naik (Gram Vikash Vidyadhar), 3. Sonali Mallik (Gram Vikash Kankia). 45 kg: 1. Tulasi Sabar (Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar), 2. Jayanti Mallik (KIIT & KISS), 3. Debasmita Singh (Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar). 49 kg: 1. Mina Singh (Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar), 2. Lalita Batra (Weghtlifting HPC), 3. Loma Swain (Utkal Karate School). 55 kg: 1. Ranjita Majhi (Weghtlifting HPC), 2. Ankita Pradhan (Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar), 3. Smruti Rout (Weghtlifting HPC). 64 kg: 1. Debaki Khilla (Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar), 2. Romali Pradhan (Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar), 3. Preetimoyee Mohanty (Weghtlifting HPC). 71 kg: 1. Anjula Gond (Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar), 2. Prativarani Patra (Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar), 3. Sasmita Swain (MHN Kabisurya Nagar). 76 kg: 1. Maganthi Keerthi (KIIT & KISS). 81 kg: 1. Abhishiktha Kaduluri (KIIT & KISS), 2. Subhadra Rani Jena (HPC Sub-Centre), 3. Simran Kujur (RYMA). +81 kg: 1. Mausumi Das (RYMA), 2. Sunena Behera (Health Club, Balangir). 87 kg: 1. Monali Sahoo (Utkal Karate School), 2. Karishma Sahu (Beer Hanuman Club), 3. Tanisha Tamanna Swain (HPC Sub-Centre).
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PHOTO: Lifters of Sports Hostel Bhubaneswar celebrate receive the champions trophy from DSYS Secretary R Vineel Krishna in Bhubaneswar on 30 June 2023.
RIGHT: Lifters of Beer Hanuman Club, Berhampur take the first runners-up trophy in Bhubaneswar on 30 June 2023.