Overview

• The five-day weightlifting event at the Rajgir Sports Complex concluded on May 14, with Haryana’s Sunny Bhati winning gold in the boys’ category.
• Jammu & Kashmir’s Satwik Luthra claimed silver with a 263kg lift, overcoming a wrist injury sustained earlier this year.
• Bihar’s Ujjwal Singh secured bronze, becoming the first athlete from the state to win a weightlifting medal at the Khelo India Youth Games.
• Kerala’s Amrutha P. Suni took gold in the girls’ +81kg category, lifting 79kg in the snatch and 102kg in the clean & jerk.
• Thirteen national youth records were set during the competition, with Maharashtra leading with five, followed by Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Haryana.