BERHAMPUR: National Senior Weightlifting Championship would be held in the city from December 25 to 29. This championship is being organised by Orissa Weight Lifting Association (OWLA) under the aegis of Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF). First preparatory meeting for the purpose was held at Berhampur stadium on Saturday evening. This meeting was attended by vice president of IWLF Narayan Sahu, Arjun ward winning weight lifter Bijay Kumar Satpathy, International referee V.Venugopal, office bearers of OWLA like Ramesh Padhi, Pradeep Sahani, secretary of district athletic association Ashok Sahu. Berhampur MLA RCC Patnaik and Pradesh Congress Committee member Bikram panda also attended the meeting.
This national championship would include 64th senior men's weight lifting championship and 27th senior women's weightlifting championship. Such national weightlifting championship is to be held in the city, which is known as cradle of this power sport in the State after a gap of 28 years. In 1983 national junior weightlifting championship had been held in the city. It was decided to hold the championship in the open at Berhampur stadium rather than holding it in a closed auditorium. Our aim is to attract more spectators and enthusiasts to witness the tournament to create more following for the sport in the city, said Mr Padhi.
Source: The Hindu
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