Akanksha Vyavahare creates three new national records at Khelo India weightlifting meet: Akanksha Vyavahare, a weightlifter from Maharashtra, set three new national records at the Khelo India National Ranking Women’s Weightlifting Tournament in the 40kg weight category. Akanksha Vyavahare was also a part of the Target Olympics Podium Scheme and created records in snatch, clean and jerk, and total.
October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz
Akanksha Vyavahare creates three new national records- Key Points
- By lifting 60 kg, Akanksha has surpassed her previous snatch national record.
- She recorded 71 kg in the clean jerk and the process registered a total lift of 131 kg.
- Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu felicitated at the opening ceremony of the Khelo India National Ranking Women’s Weightlifting Championship.
- In Himachal Pradesh’s Phase 1 of the Khelo India Weightlifting Tournament, Mirabai Chanu took home the gold medal.
About Khelo India
The Khelo India program has been introduced to revive the sports culture in India at the grass-root level by building a strong framework for all sports played in India and establishing India as a great sporting nation. On January 31, 2018, India’s Khelo Youth Games were inaugurated by the prime minister.
