Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships 2023: India finish with rich haul - full winners list

The Indian weightlifting contingent finished the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships 2023 with a total of 42 medals on Saturday.

India’s overall medals tally comprised 15 medals won by the junior weightlifters and 27 by the youth weightlifters. The weightlifting event was held at the Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida.

Besides the overall category, medals were also awarded for the snatch and clean and jerk sections. India won a total of 13 medals in the snatch while 14 came in the clean and jerk.

Of India’s 15 medals in the overall category, five were won by junior lifters while 10 came in the youth competitions.

Jyoshna Sabar opened India’s tally with three medals on the first day. The lifter from Uttar Pradesh won the bronze medal in the women’s youth 40kg category. Sabar also pocketed bronze medals in the snatch and the clean and jerk. 

Siddhanta Gogoi won India’s first gold medal on the third day after topping the men’s junior 61kg category. Gogoi lifted a total weight of 265kg (116kg snatch + 149kg clean and jerk).

Bedabrate Bharali continued India’s gold medal rush by dominating the men's youth 67kg category. Bharali also won a gold medal in the snatch category while settling for silver in clean and jerk. 

Gyaneshwari Yadav won the silver medal in the junior women’s 49kg category. Yadav lifted a total of 175kg (78 kg snatch + 97kg clean and jerk) to finish second overall and also bagged silver medals in both snatch and clean and jerk.  

With 14 medals, India also won the Best Team Youth Girls award for the meet. India’s junior women’s team, meanwhile, finished runners up behind Uzbekistan.

Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships 2023: India’s medal winners 

• Mukund Santosh Aher - silver medal in men’s junior 55kg (overall)
• Mukund Santosh Aher - silver medal in men’s junior 55kg (snatch)
• Mukund Santosh Aher - bronze medal in men’s junior 55kg (clean and jerk) 
• Gyaneshwari Yadav - silver medal in women’s junior 49kg (overall)
• Gyaneshwari Yadav - silver medal in women’s junior 49kg (snatch)
• Gyaneshwari Yadav - silver medal in women’s junior 49kg (clean and jerk)
• Siddhanta Gogoi - gold medal in men’s junior 61kg (overall)
• Siddhanta Gogoi - gold medal in men’s junior 61kg (snatch)
• Siddhanta Gogoi - gold medal in men’s junior 61kg (clean and jerk)
• Sankar Lapung - bronze medal in 61kg men’s junior (overall) 
• Sanapathi Pallavi  - silver medal in women’s junior 64kg (overall)
• Sanapathi Pallavi  - gold medal in women’s junior 64kg (snatch)
• Sanapathi Pallavi  - silver medal in women’s junior 64kg (clean and jerk) 
• Sanjana  - silver medal in women’s junior 76kg (clean and jerk)
• Anjana Sreejith - bronze medal in women’s junior 108kg (clean and jerk) 

Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships 2023: India’s medal winners

• Sabar Jyoshna - bronze medal in women’s youth 40kg (overall) 
• Sabar Jyoshna - bronze medal in women’s youth 40kg (snatch)
• Sabar Jyoshna - bronze medal in women’s youth 40kg (clean and jerk) 
• Sanapathi Guru Naidu - silver medal in men’s youth 55kg (overall)
• Sanapathi Guru Naidu - silver medal in men’s youth 55kg (snatch)
• M Tomchou Meetei - bronze medal in men’s youth 55kg (overall)
• M Tomchou Meetei - bronze medal in men’s youth 55kg (snatch)
• M Tomchou Meetei - bronze medal in men’s youth 55kg (clean and jerk) 
• Koyel Bar - silver medal in women’s youth 49kg (overall) 
• Koyel Bar - silver medal in women’s youth 49kg (snatch)
• Koyel Bar - silver medal in women’s youth 49kg (clean & jerk) 
• Bedabrate Bharali - gold medal in men's youth 67kg (overall)
• Bedabrate Bharali - gold medal in men's youth 67kg (snatch)
• Bedabrate Bharali -silver medal in men's youth 67kg (clean and jerk) 
• Bellana Harika - bronze medal in women’s youth 59kg (overall)
• Bellana Harika - gold medal in women’s youth 59kg (clean and jerk)
• Krishna Venkata - silver medal in men’s youth 73kg (overall)
• Krishna Venkata - silver medal in men’s youth 73kg (snatch)
• Krishna Venkata - silver medal in men’s youth 73kg (clean and jerk) 
• Sanjana - silver medal in women’s youth 76kg (overall) 
• Sanjana - silver medal in women’s youth 76kg (snatch) 
• Sanjana - gold women’s youth 76kg (clean and jerk) 
• Kapil Sonowal - bronze medal in men’s youth 102kg (overall)
• Kapil Sonowal - bronze medal in men’s youth 102kg (snatch) 
• M Martina Devi - silver medal in women’s youth +81 Kg (overall)
• M Martina Devi - silver medal in women’s youth +81 Kg (snatch)
• M Martina Devi - silver medal in women’s youth +81 Kg (clean and jerk)