Priteesmita Bhoi
Bhoi at the 2025 Commonwealth Youth Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 2008 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Snatch: 66 kg (2025) Clean & Jerk: 92 kg WR (2025) Total: 158 kg (2025) |
Preetismita Bhoi (born 14 November 2008) is an Indian weightlifter.[1][2] Bhoi created a Youth World Record in Clean & Jerk with a lift of 92 kg at the 2025 Asian Youth Games in the 44 kg category, earning a gold medal.[3]
Early life and background
Bhoi was born in Dhenkanal, Odisha. She lost her father when she was two, and she and her sister, Vidusmita, were raised by their mother, Jamuna Devi. Weightlifting coach Gopal Krishna Das witnessed the two sisters participating in a track event and persuaded their mother to let them train as weightlifters.[4]
Career
In August 2023, the Talent Identification and Development Committee of the Khelo India initiative selected Bhoi as one of the weightlifters to be designated a Khelo India Athlete, thereby receiving support for training and in competitions.[5]
Bhoi set a new youth world record of 76 kg in the Clean & Jerk category, on her way to winning gold in the 2024 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in the 40 kg event.[2]
In 2025, Bhoi lifted a total of 150 kg (63 kg snatch and 87 kg clean and jerk) to win the youth 44 kg women's category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships.[6] She followed that up with a gold in the 44 kg category at the 2025 Asian Youth Games,[7] establishing a World Youth record in the process.[8]
Major results
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank |
| Asian Youth Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manama, Bahrain | 44 kg | 66 | 92 WR | 158 | 1 [7] |
| Commonwealth Youth Championships | ||||||
| 2025 | Ahmedabad, India | 44 kg | 63 | 87 | 150 | 1 [6] |
| Asian Youth Championships | ||||||
| 2024 | Doha, Qatar | 45 kg | 85 | |||
| Youth World Championships | ||||||
| 2024 | Lima, Peru | 40 kg | 57 | 76 WR | 133 | 1 [2] |
| Khelo India Youth Games | ||||||
| 2023 | Chennai, India | 40 kg | 52 | 64 | 116 | 2 [9] |
| IWLF National Championships | ||||||
| 2024 | Nagrota Bagwan, India | 45 kg | 57 | 82 | 139 | 2 (Youth) and 3 (Junior)[10] |
| 2023 | Itanagar, India | 40 kg | 55 | 67 | 122 | 2 [11] |
| Khelo India National Women's Championships | ||||||
| 2023 | Patna, India | 40 kg | 49 | 61 | 110 | 2 [12] |
| IWLF National Youth Championships | ||||||
| 2022-23 | Nagercoil, India | 40 kg | 50 | 63 | 113 | 3 [13] |
References
- ^ "Priteesmita Bhoi". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Oliver, Brian (23 May 2024). "World record and four medals for India's team of debutants". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Weightlifter Priteesmita Bhoi breaks world record to win gold in Youth Asian Games". Sportstar. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ Sharma, Deepak (24 May 2024). "बचपन में पिता को खोने वाली 15 साल की प्रीतिस्मिता ने बनाया विश्व रिकॉर्ड, 133 किलो वजन उठाकर जीता सोना" [Priteesmita, who lost her father in childhood, set a world record, won gold by lifting 133 kg] (in Hindi). Amar Ujala. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Weightlifting Induction Notification" (PDF). Khelo India. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b Nalwala, Ali Asgar (25 August 2025). "Mirabai Chanu strikes gold on return at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2025". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Bahrain Asian Youth Games 2025". Bahrain Asian Youth Games Organizing Committee. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ Nag, Utathya (27 October 2025). "Asian Youth Games 2025 - Full Indian winners list". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ "Day 1 result of the 6th Edition of Khelo India Youth Games". Indian Weightlifting Federation. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Sufna Jasmin created new national records on the opening day". Indian Weightlifting Federation. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "National Weightlifting: Odisha win 3 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze". OriSports. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Results on Opening Day of Khelo India Senior, Junior & Youth National Women Weightlifting Championships 2023". Indian Weightlifting Federation. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Result Book - IWLF National Youth Weightlifting Championships 2022-23" (PDF). Indian Weightlifting Federation. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
External links
- Priteesmita Bhoi at the International Weightlifting Federation
- OB Bureau (25 August 2025). "Odisha Teen Preetismita Bhoi Strikes Gold In Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship". Odisha Bytes. Retrieved 1 September 2025.