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Chandra Sekhar Sahu (weightlifter)

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Chandra Sekhar Sahu
Personal information
Birth nameChandra Sekhar Sahu
NationalityIndian
BornBerhampur, Odisha, India
Sport
Country India
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  India
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Colombo 75 kg

Chandra Sekhar Sahu is a former Indian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the men's 75 kg event at 1991 South Asian Games.[1]

Personal life

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Sahu hails from Berhampur and was born in a family of weightlifters. His father Rama Chandra Sahu and brother Krushna Chandra Sahu were national level weightlifters. His son Punit Chandra Sahu is a youth-level national weightlifter and is a Khelo India Games medalist.[2][3]

Career

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Sahu represented Odisha, Maharashtra and Railways in National Weightlifting Championships.[4] He won the gold medal in the men's 75 kg category, lifting 127.5 kg in snatch and 162.5 kg in clean and jerk for a total of 290 kg at the 1991 SAF Games held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was also a Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships gold medallist.[5][6]

He also works as a coach mentoring young weightlifters from across the state for national level competitions.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Chandra Sekhar Sahu". Orisports. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Punit Chandra Sahu". Orisports. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Khelo India Youth Games: Odisha's Punit Sahu Bags Silver Medal In Weightlifting". Pragativadi. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Chandra Sekhar Sahu". sportsodisha.com. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Sahu's tale: Working in tea stalls to winning gold at Khelo India University Games". The News Indian Express. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Poor sports infrastructure in CWG medal winner's town". The Economic Times. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Lifters' meet takes off". The Telegraph. 25 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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