Harsabardhan, Asmita set records

Harsabardhan Sahu and Asmita Dhone stole the show with record-breaking performances as weightlifting got underway at the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2025 Bihar Saturday.

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Sahu, a Khelo India Athlete from Ganjam district, set two National Youth Records in the boys 49kg class competition.

Sahu, who will turn 16 May 22, rewrote the National Youth Marks for Clean and Jerk and Total with lifts of 115kg and 203kg respectively after an 88kg lift in Snatch.

The previous records were set by Jharkhand's Babulal Hembrom last year.

His teammate, the 16-year-old Jyoshna Sabar, who has a hat-trick of medals in the IWF World Youth Championships and is the reigning Asian Champion in the girls 40kg class, also won gold for Odisha with a dominant performance.

Later in the day, Maharashtra's Asmita Dhone and Uttar Pradesh's Manasi Chamunda rewrote National Youth Records in Snatch, Clean and Jerk and Total in the girls 49kg class competition.