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My baby and I've won this medal together: Viral 7-month pregnant weightlifter
Hindustan Times Delhi
|October 29, 2025
Delhi Police constable Sonika Yadav stepped onto the stage at the All India Police Weightlifting Cluster 2025-26 in Andhra Pradesh on October 17 and lifted a combined total of 145 kg to clinch the bronze medal.
Sonika while lifting weights during the Police Weightlifting Cluster 2025-26
What made her victory extraordinary was the fact that the 30-year-old iss actually seven months pregnant.
This story is from the October 29, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Delhi.
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