Aisengfa, who had missed out on a medal in the Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai last year, began her campaign with a 75kg lift in snatch followed by clean lifts of 79kg and 81kg.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
En route, Aisengfa equalled the snatch record of Mina Santa of Odisha at 81kg which she had created at the World Youth Championship in Suva, Fiji, last year. In Rajgir on Sunday, Mina settled for a silver medal with total lift of 177kg (80+97) and Andhra Pradesh\u2019s Hema Sri Karangi took home the bronze medal with overall lift of 164kg (72+92).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A Khelo India athlete since 2023, Aisengfa Gogoi had secured the bronze medal at the IWLF National Weightlifting Championships last year in Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh. She had also won a silver in the ASMITA Weightlifting Zonal League in Bhubaneswar last year with total lift of 167kg (73+94).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThis is my first gold in Khelo India, so I want to thank my coach, parents and especially SAI NCOE Lucknow for helping me improve my skills and technique. I have been training at the Lucknow centre since last two years. I am also a Khelo India Athlete (KIA) that offers a monthly stipend of Rs 10,000. Initiatives like Khelo India are very important for athletes like me to assess my performance and compare it with international benchmarks. I ultimately want to represent India in the Olympic Games,\u201d Aisengfa told SAI Media.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Taking cue from her father Deepjyoti Gogoi, who used to practice powerlifting, Aisengfa began lifting weights at the young age of 13 years. Deepjyoti runs a small tent house business in her hometown Karulakalia in Sibsagar district of Assam and mother Nabanita is a housewife.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t play for the state but used to do powerlifting at home. That prompted me to take up the sport. I always wanted to be strong like him. I didn\u2019t expect to win the medal as I am coming back from a small injury. My target this year is to qualify for the Commonwealth Youth Championships later this year through the selection trials,\u201d she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, Sunil Singh of Punjab clinched the boys 61kg gold by lifting a total of 238kg (108+130), six kilograms higher than his nearest rival Anik Modi of West Bengal (97+135). Tamil Nadu\u2019s Jayanovaraj J. took the bronze with a total lift of 231kg (104+127).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHe didn\u2019t play for the state but used to do powerlifting at home. That prompted me to take up the sport. I always wanted to be strong like him. I didn\u2019t expect to win the medal as I am coming back from a small injury. My target this year is to qualify for the Commonwealth Youth Championships later this year through the selection trials,\u201d she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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