Odisha State Weightlifting Meet: Muna, Sneha best lifters

Muna Nayak (Ganjam) and Sneha Soren (Mayurbhanj) were awarded as best lifters in senior men and women sections of the 72nd Odisha State Weightlifting Championship, which concluded at Biju Patnaik Weightlifting Training Centre, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar today.

Subrat Naik (Dhenkanal) bagged the best lifter award in youth boys and junior men groups, while the best lifter award in youth girls and junior women divisions went to Mina Santa-B (Nabarangpur).

Ganjam lifters emerged champions in youth, junior and senior groups. Dhenkanal finished runners-up in youth and junior sections, while Khordha settled as runners-up in senior division.

The three-day championship was organised by Odisha Weightlifting Association (OWA) with the support of the Department of Sports & Youth Services, Government of Odisha. Odisha Olympic Association president Samir Mohanty handed over the trophies at the closing ceremony. Indian Weightlifting Federation treasurer Pradeep Sharma, OWA president Chitta Ranjan Swain, interim-secretary Gopal Krushna Das were present on the occasion.

LIST OF MEDAL WINNERS:

YOUTH WOMEN: 44 kg: 1. Avhipssa Acharya (Dhenkanal), 2. Namita Birua (Khordha), 3. Riya Gouda (Ganjam). 48 kg: 1. Banita Naik (Ganjam), 2. Debasmita Singh (Khordha), 3. Tanushree Singh (Khordha). 53 kg: 1. Mina Singh (Mayurbhanj), 2. Suniya Bhuyan (OWA), 3. Ellina Bhuyan (Ganjam). 58 kg: 1. Mina Santa Jr (Nabarangpur), 2. Ankita Pradhan (Ganjam), 3. Swetaleena Swain (Dhenkanal). 63 kg: 1. Swetalin Mohanty (Dhenkanal), 2. Alisha Behera (Mayurbhanj), 3. Romali Pradhan (Khordha). 69 kg: 1. Pritimayee Mohanty (Ganjam), 2. Rajdarshini Hota (Dhenkanal), 3. Tejoseni Das (Khordha). 77 kg: 1. Prativarani Patra (Khordha), 2. Srimati Jani (Ganjam), 3. Alisha Maharana (Sundargarh). Above 77 kg: 1. Mausumi Das (Sundargarh), 2. Sanjukta Maharana (Ganjam), 3. Subhadra Rani Jena (Dhenkanal). 

JUNIOR WOMEN: 48 kg: 1. Banita Naik (Ganjam), 2. Tulasi Sabar (Khordha), 3. Debasmita Singh (Khordha). 53 kg: 1. Mina Singh (Mayurbhanj), 2. Suniya Bhuyan (OWA), 3. Ellina Bhuyan (Ganjam). 58 kg: 1. Mina Santa Sr (Nabarangpur), 2. Mina Santa Jr (Nabarangpur), 3. Ankita Pradhan (Ganjam). 63 kg: 1. Swetalin Mohanty (Dhenkanal), 2. Alisha Behera (Mayurbhanj), 3. Romali Pradhan (Khordha). 69 kg: 1. Rimjhim Nayak (Ganjam), 2. Tina Rout (Dhenkanal), 3. Pritimayee Mohanty (Ganjam). 77 kg: 1. Prativarani Patra (Khordha), 2. Adyasha Mohapatra (Puri), 3. Tulasi Sahu (Ganjam). 86 kg: 1. Mausumi Das (Sundargarh), 2. Sunaina Behera (Balangir). Above 86 kg: 1. Subhadra Rani Jena (Dhenkanal), 2. Radharani Panigrahi (Ganjam). 

SENIOR WOMEN: 48 kg: 1. Rinki Nayak (Ganjam), 2. Sandhya Rani Nayak (Ganjam), 3. Tulasi Sabar (Khordha). 53 kg: 1. Sneha Soren (Mayurbhanj), 2. Mina Singh (Mayurbhanj), 3. Bhabani Madinga (Khordha). 58 kg: 1. Rima Bhoi (Khordha), 2. Mina Santa Sr (Nabarangpur), 3. Mina Santa Jr (Nabarangpur). 63 kg: 1. Swetalin Mohanty (Dhenkanal), 2. Alisha Behera (Mayurbhanj), 3. Romali Pradhan (Khordha). 69 kg: 1. Rimjhim Nayak (Ganjam), 2. Tina Rout (Dhenkanal), 3. Pritimayee Mohanty (Ganjam). 77 kg: 1. Prativarani Patra (Khordha), 2. Adyasha Mohapatra (Puri), 3. Tulasi Sahu (Ganjam). 86 kg: 1. Mausumi Das (Sundargarh). 

YOUTH MEN: 56 kg: 1. Harsabardhan Sahu (Ganjam), 2. Sipun Madkami (Ganjam), 3. Somya Ranjan Jena (Dhenkanal). 60 kg: 1. Subrat Naik (Dhenkanal), 2. Mukesh Gamango (OWA), 3. Harisankar Mohanta (Mayurbhanj). 65 kg: 1. Prafulla Khada (OWA), 2. Somanath Paraseth (Ganjam), 3. Sai Suman Sahoo (Dhenkanal). 71 kg: 1. M Vinai (Ganjam), 2. Nishanta Kumar Sahu (Ganjam), 3. Amar Behera (Khordha). 79 kg: 1. Tumbanath Sethi (Ganjam), 2. Swayam Nayak (Dhenkanal), 3. Ayusman Sahu (Ganjam). 88 kg: 1. Ayan Priyadarsi Muduli (Ganjam), 2. Subham Kumar Sahu (Ganjam), 3. PV Aditya Rao (Jajpur). 94 kg: 1. Raj Kumar Behera (Ganjam). Above 94 kg: Raj Rajveer Khuntia (Dhenkanal), 2. Ashutosh Sethi (Ganjam), 3. Shiv Prasad Dash (Ganjam).

JUNIOR MEN: 60 kg: 1. Subrat Naik (Dhenkanal), 2. Mukesh Gamango (OWA), 3. Harisankar Mohanta (Mayurbhanj). 65 kg: 1. Sadananda Bariha (Khordha), 2. Prafulla Khada (OWA), 3. Somanath Paraseth (Ganjam). 71 kg: 1. Swayamjit Prasad Sahoo (Dhenkanal), 2. Deepak Kumar Pradhan (Ganjam), 3. Kanha Behera (Ganjam). 79 kg: 1. Liptesh Kumar Hota (Dhenkanal), 2. Tumbanath Sethi (Ganjam), 3. Badrinath Subudhi (Ganjam). 88 kg: 1. Hrudananda Das (Dhenkanal), 2. Pabitra Kanjia (Dhenkanal), 3. Raj Kumar Mahankuda (Ganjam). 94 kg: 1. Pratyush Parida (Dhenkanal), 2. Subham Swain (Dhenkanal), 3. S Tripati Patro (Ganjam). Above 110 kg: 1. Soumya Ranjan Routray (Sundargarh), 2. Raj Rajveer Khuntia (Dhenkanal).

SENIOR MEN: 60 kg: 1. Muna Nayak (Ganjam), 2. Subrat Naik (Dhenkanal), 3. Mukesh Gamango (OWA). 65 kg: 1. Jagadish Nahak (Ganjam), 2. Sadananda Bariha (Khordha), 3. Prafulla Khada (OWA). 71 kg: 1. Swayamjit Prasad Sahoo (Dhenkanal), 2. Deepak Kumar Pradhan (Ganjam), 3. Kanha Behera (Ganjam). 79 kg: 1. Damadar Panigrahy (Ganjam), 2. Manoja Kumar Sahu (Ganjam), 3. Liptesh Kumar Hota (Dhenkanal). 88 kg: 1. Kanhu Charan Sahu (Ganjam), 2. Hrudananda Das (Dhenkanal), 3. Narshima Nayak (Ganjam). 94 kg: 1. Aditya Kumar Sahu (Ganjam), 2. Rajesh Balabantaray (Puri). Above 110 kg: 1. Soumya Ranjan Routray (Sundargarh).
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PHOTO: Medal winners, guests and organizing officials pose at the trophy presentation ceremony of the Odisha State Weightlifting Championship in Bhubaneswar on 30 October 2025.