Weightlifters from the State have bagged 15 medals in the National Weightlifting Championship 2018 held at the Port Stadium in Visakhapatnam from February 21 to 25 in which 230 weightlifter from across the country participated.
Among the medals winners, Jhili Dal Behera has bagged two gold and one silver, Sneha Soren bagged three silver, Kahu Charan Sahu bagged three silver, Sachin Rout bagged one silver, Ghasiram Khara bagged three silver and Shivam bagged two silver.
In the tourney 15 Odisha weightlifters have participated along with coaches Gopalkrushna Das, P Dharmarao, managers Bapuji Biswal, S Ramarao, technical officer Narayan Sahu, State Weightlifting Association VP Kumud Chandra Sahu, advisor Rabi Rath, Jagya Narayan and district secretary Gagarin Nayak.