Question

Who had created a national record in the $63$kg women's category at the $33$rd Women Senior National Weightlifting Championships? [Jan 2018]

• A. Amandeep Kaur
• B. S Thasana Chanu
• C. Karnam Malleswari
• D. Rakhi Halder

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Rakhi Halder

Lifter Rakhi Halder of Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) had created a new national record in clean and jerk en route to a gold medal in the 63kg women's category in the 33rd Women Senior National Weightlifting Championships, in Mangaluru, Karnataka on January 24, 2018. She lifted 128kgs in the clean and jerk for a total of 230kgs to create a new national record, bettering Karnam Malleswaris feat (127kg) created in Athens in 1999.