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Priteesmita Bhoi Lifts 92kg for Youth World Record, Takes 44kg Gold at Asian Youth Games

The 16-year-old from Odisha increased India’s Youth Asian Games tally to 23 medals with her performance.

Overview

  • Bhoi set the youth world mark in clean and jerk at 92 kg, added a 66 kg snatch, and totaled 158 kg in Manama.
  • Her clean and jerk sequence progressed from 87 kg to 90 kg before the record 92 kg; she made 66 kg in snatch and missed 68 kg and 69 kg.
  • China’s Wu Jihong took silver with 156 kg (68 kg snatch, 88 kg clean and jerk), and Vietnam’s Dao Thi Yen earned bronze with 141 kg.
  • India’s overall count at the Games rose to 23 medals, comprising three gold, nine silver, and 11 bronze.
  • Bhoi hails from Dhenkanal, Odisha, and entered the event as a rising junior with a 2024 youth world clean and jerk record and a 2025 Commonwealth youth 44 kg title.