Indian Railway Weightlifters Win 6 Medals for India in the Commonwealth Youth, Junior & Senior Weightlifting Championship, 2015
For the first time in the history of weightlifting, an individual international tournament was organized in India when it hosted the Commonwealth Youth, Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championships in Pune, Maharashtra from October, 11-15. The Indian Contingent participating in this Championship among others included 6 players belonging to Indian Railways.
It is a matter of pride that all the six Railway players gave an outstanding performance and won 6 Medals for India. Railway players namely Ms. Matsa Santoshi, Ms. Punam Yadav, Ms. Sanjita Chanu, Shri S. Satish Sivalingam won gold medals and Ms. S. Mirabai Chanu won silver medal, Ms. Minati Sethi won Bronze medal in their respective weight categories.
