Bindyarani Devi

Bindyarani Devi

Bindyarani at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Full name	Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 26) Imphal West, Manipur, India [1]
Medal record Women's weightlifting Representing   India World Cup 2024 Phuket 55 kg Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 55 kg Commonwealth Championships 2019 Apia 55 kg 2021 Tashkent 55 kg Asian Championships 2023 Jinju 55 kg South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu 55 kg

Bindyarani Devi (born 27 January 1999) is an Indian weightlifter who competes in the 55 kg weight class.

Career

She won gold at the 2019 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships ^[2] and silver at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships. ^[3] She also won gold in clean and jerk at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships. ^[4]

She won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games with a total lift of 202 kg. She also broke Games record and national record in clean and jerk by lifting 116 kg. ^[5]

References

1. "Commonwealth Games 2022 squad: Full list of athletes in Indian weightlifting team". Sportstar. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
2. Sapam, Robert (9 July 2019). "Manipur lifters bag three gold in Samoa event". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
3. "Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship: Bindyarani Devi Wins Silver In Women's 55kg Category". NDTV. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
4. "World Weightlifting Championships 2021: India's Bindyarani Devi wins clean and jerk gold". Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
5. "Bindyarani Devi Wins Silver Medal in Women's 55kg Weightlifting; Creates CWG Record in Clean And Jerk". News18. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

External links

• Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam at the International Weightlifting Federation
• Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)