Purnima Pandey wins silver medal in weightlifting at National Games

timesofindia.indiatimes.com February 3, 2025, 10:00 PM UTC

Purnima Pandey from Uttar Pradesh won a silver medal in the women's 87kg+ weightlifting category at the 38th National Games in Dehradun, lifting a total of 216kg. This adds to Uttar Pradesh's medal tally of 16, including six golds. Uttar Pradesh's athletics teams for the National Games have been announced, with Shivpal Singh and Parul Chaudhary as captains. The athletics events will take place in Dehradun from February 8-12. In the U-21 and senior UP state karate championship, Varanasi won the overall trophy with eight gold medals. Lucknow and Gautam Budh Nagar secured second and third places, respectively.


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