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PM praises Odisha weightlifter on 'Mann Ki Baat'

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May 26, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday praised a 16-year-old weightlifter from Odisha, who set two new national records in weightlifting in the recently concluded Khelo India Youth Games-2025 in Bihar.

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PM praises Odisha weightlifter on 'Mann Ki Baat'

“The brilliant performances of Asmita Dhone of Maharashtra, Harshvardhan Sahu of Odisha, and Tushar Chaudhary of Uttar Pradesh in the weightlifting competition won everyone's heart,” Modi said in the 122nd edition of his monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat' aired Sunday.

“I was very much surprised when our Prime Minister mentioned my name along with some other Khelo India participants in his Mann Ki Baat address,” said Sahu who is now taking training in the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS) in Patiala.

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