Kanpur: Kanpur powerlifters brought laurels to the city when they won 10 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze medals for the state team in the National sub-junior/junior/senior/master powerlifting and bench press championship (men & women) held in Trichy (
Tamil Nadu) from May 11 to May 14. According to
Saurabh Kumar, secretary, Abhishek Katiyar,
Shivani Sharma, Rishi Yadav, Akarshi Katiyar, Nancy Katiyar, Shreya Gaur, Saurabh Kumar, Khushi Rajput, Ishant Yadav and Abhishek Rajput won gold medals.
Divya Katiyar, Bhumi Chaurasia, Akrti Katiyar, Adarsh Rajput, Neha Kashyap, won silver medals while Manish Mishra, Janasheen Parul, Raj Katiyar won bronze medals. TNN