Rich medal haul for PLAM team in powerlifting
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, June 28 2022:
The team of Powerlifting Association, Manipur (PLAM) reaped a rich haul of medals in the recently concluded National Benchpress Powerlifting Championship 2022 held at Kalyanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
The PLAM team consisting of Th Premmojit Singh, Th Bidyarani Devi, H Dayarani Devi, Kh Sunitibala Devi, L Pushparani Devi and O Kalpana Devi returned home with eight gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
Th Premmojit Singh (120kg senior men's category) won one gold medal each in benchpress equipped and unequipped events, on top of being adjudged as the 'Senior Men Best Lifter of India 2022' L Pushparani Devi (72kg senior women's) made her mark with one gold each in equipped and unequipped events.
O Kalpana Devi (84+ senior women's) equally impressed with one gold each in equipped and unequipped events.
On the other hand, Th Bidyarani Devi (47kg senior women's) bagged one gold (equipped) and one silver (unequipped) in her category while Kh Sunitibala Devi (57kg senior women's) claimed one gold in equipped contest and one bronze in unequipped event.
H Dayarani Devi (52kg senior women's) and took one silver (unequipped) and one bronze (equipped) .