Odisha athlete Saraswati Rout has been placed in the Indian weightlifting team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2018, commencing from April 4 at Gold Coast in Australia.
Saraswati will represent India in 58 kg women’s category.
Along with her, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu in 48kg, Kh Sanjita Chanu in 53kg, Vandna Gupta in 63kg, Punam Yadav in 69kg, Seema in 75kg, lalchhanhimi in 90kg and Purnima Pandey in 90+kg have qualified for the Commonwealth Games 2018.