38th National Games in Uttarakhand 2025:

Day 2 Weightlifting (Jan 31): Manipur leads weightlifting medal tally with 2 gold and 2 bronze

Women’s 55kg: Bindyarani Devi creates history

Sorokhaibam Bindyarani Devi of Manipur delivered a dominant performance, clinching the gold medal while setting a new national record in the snatch category. 

After an unsuccessful first attempt at 83kg, she lifted 88kg in her final attempt. She broke the snatch national record of 86kg earlier held by Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu, who is also from Manipur. But Mirabai's pet event is 49kg. She competed in 55kg only for a brief period.

Bindyarani, the 2022 Commonwealth silver medalist, continued her form in clean and jerk, successfully lifting 107kg in her first attempt before failing at 112kg. She rebounded strongly to lift 113kg, finishing with a total lift of 201kg -- just one kilogram short of her own national record. 

With this victory, she now holds all three national records (snatch, clean & jerk, and total) in the women’s 55kg category, making it a memorable National Games for her. Sharabani Das of Bengal secured the silver medal with a total of 187kg, while L Nilam Devi of Manipur won bronze with a total of 182kg.

Men’s 67kg: K Neelam Raju of Andhra Pradesh secured gold with a total lift of 289kg. Markio Tario of Arunachal Pradesh took the silver with a total lift of 283kg, while Siddhanta Gogoi of Assam won bronze with a best snatch of 123kg and a clean and jerk lift of 158kg.

Women’s 59kg: Odisha’s Rima Bhoi dominated the women’s 59kg category with a total lift of 189kg. She registered 84kg in snatch and 105kg in clean and jerk before skipping her final attempt. Sneha of Haryana won the silver with a total lift of 187kg, while Balo Yalam of Arunachal Pradesh took the bronze with the same total weight. Sneha was awarded silver as she reached the total weight first.

Women’s 64kg: Manipur’s Nirumpa Devi, a Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship gold medalist, delivered an exceptional performance to win the gold medal with a total of 209kg. She registered 91kg in snatch and 118kg in clean and jerk. Assam’s Ditimoni Sonowal came a close second, lifting a total of 208kg, while Manipur’s Roshilata Devi secured bronze with 196kg.

Medal tally by state:

1. Manipur – 2 Gold, 2 Bronze

2. Andhra Pradesh – 1 Gold

3. Odisha – 1 Gold

4. Tamil Nadu- 1 Gold

5. Haryana – 2 Silver

6. Assam – 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

7. Arunachal Pradesh – 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

8. Bengal – 1 Silver

9. Services Sports Control Board – 1 Bronze