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Bhavna Tokekar breaks four records in World Powerlifting Championship

By IANS | Updated: September 9, 2022 15:50 IST

New Delhi, Sep 9 Bhavna Tokekar, the wife of a serving Group Captain in the Indian Air Force ...

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New Delhi, Sep 9 Bhavna Tokekar, the wife of a serving Group Captain in the Indian Air Force (IAF), has secured the top spot in her category in the World Powerlifting Championship at Manchester, UK, currently underway.

Participating as a Master 3 athlete (age 50-54) in the under-75kg weight category in Full Powerlifting and Bench Press events, Bhavna made four world records.

She squatted with 102.5kg, a world record (previous record 90kg), did a bench press of 80kg (previous record 40kg), then had a deadlift of 132.5kgs (previous record 105kg). Her total lift of 315kg was also a world record.

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