{ "id": "12637", "author": "23", "title": "KIYG 2023: Weightlifter Jyoshna Rises From Poverty In Remote Odisha Village To Shatter National Record", "lang": "en", "series": "1", "cup_year": "0000", "article_type": "general", "excerpt": "Khelo India Youth Games: A few months ago, Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter K Ravi Kumar was supposed to reach Jyoshna Sabar\u2019s village around 11am. But it was evening then and he had still not been able to find his way through this mountainous, forested region of Odisha near the Andhra border. The road wasn\u2019t exactly motorable either.", "subtype": null, "editor1": "Khelo India Youth Games: A few months ago, Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter K Ravi Kumar was supposed to reach Jyoshna Sabar\u2019s village around 11am. But it was evening then and he had still not been able to find his way through this mountainous, forested region of Odisha near the Andhra border. The road wasn\u2019t exactly motorable either.

Fortunately, he spotted a man who turned out to be Jyoshna\u2019s grandfather, and the old man guided them to Jyoshna\u2019s home in Gajapati district\u2019s Pekata, a village so remote that the nearest bus stop is a few hours by foot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 15-year old daughter of a small-time farmer father and homemaker mother has risen from this impoverished background to become one of India\u2019s leading junior weightlifters. After winning bronze at the World Youth Championships in Albania last year, she shattered the national snatch record on her way to the gold medal in the 40kg category at the 6th Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Jyoshna lifted a total of 130 kgs, including 60 kg in Snatch (a new national record) and 70 kg in Clean and Jerk.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The target was to go after all three records \u2013 Snatch, Clean and Jerk and total. \u201cUnfortunately, she failed an attempt in jerk, otherwise we would have broken jerk and total too. She is upset and repeatedly saying that she has not been able to achieve her target,\u201d said coach Ravi. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

The shy Jyoshna is still opening up to a world that she had no idea about until a couple of years ago. \u201cShe is from a very humble and remote background. Only in the last few months has she begun to know more about the world, when she travelled for the World Championships. She does not speak much. We treat her like a delicate flower, because if you say anything to her, she gets scared,\u201d said coach Ravi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Jyoshna\u2019s parents have become used to her winning medals, scholarships and incentives, but aren\u2019t familiar at all with her sport. \u201cEven after their daughter won a medal at the World Championships, they don\u2019t have much idea about weightlifting. But they are proud of their daughter,\u201d said coach Ravi.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Jyoshna\u2019s talent was spotted by coach Ramesh Chandra Pandhi at the NGO-run Gram Vikas School, Kankia, a residential facility for underprivileged children about 90km from Pekata. She was then selected for the Tenvic High Performance Centre, Bhubaneswar, where she studies in tenth grade at the Kalinga Institute. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Back in Pekata and Kankia, she has become a big inspiration for numerous children.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kiyg-2023-weightlifter-jyoshna-rises-from-poverty-in-remote-odisha-village-to-shatter-national-record.jpeg", "alt_img": "KIYG 2023: Weightlifter Jyoshna rises from poverty in remote Odisha village to shatter national reco", "alt_title": "KIYG 2023: Weightlifter Jyoshna rises from poverty in remote Odisha village to shatter national reco", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "KIYG 2023: Weightlifter Jyoshna Rises From Poverty In Remote Odisha Village To Shatter National Record On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "KIYG 2023: Weightlifter Jyoshna Rises From Poverty In Remote Odisha Village To Shatter National Record, Khelo India Youth Games: A few months ago, Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter K Ravi Kumar was supposed to reach.", "seo_keywords": "Weightlifter Jyoshna, Commonwealth Games, Ravi Kumar, Jyoshna Sabar, World Youth Championships, Khelo India Youth Games, World Championships, Ramesh Chandra Pandhi, Gram Vikas School, Tenvic High Performance Centre, Kalinga Institute", "tag": "", "tagging": "Weightlifter Jyoshna, Commonwealth Games, Ravi Kumar, Jyoshna Sabar, World Youth Championships, Khelo India Youth Games, World Championships, Ramesh Chandra Pandhi, Gram Vikas School, Tenvic High Performance Centre, Kalinga Institute", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "kiyg-2023-weightlifter-jyoshna-rises-from-poverty-in-remote-odisha-village-to-shatter-national-record", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1090", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2024-01-27 11:28:03", "updated": "2024-01-27 11:28:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Weightlifter Jyoshna, Commonwealth Games, Ravi Kumar, Jyoshna Sabar, World Youth Championships, Khelo India Youth Games, World Championships, Ramesh Chandra Pandhi, Gram Vikas School, Tenvic High Performance Centre, Kalinga Institute", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-01-27 11:28:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "others", "cnmid": "857706", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/kiyg-2023-weightlifter-jyoshna-rises-from-poverty-in-remote-odisha-village-to-shatter-national-record-12637" }