Anshwi Badikar emerged the ‘Strongest Woman’ at the first edition of ‘ASMITA’ Khelo India Women’s League weightlifting championship organised by Weightlifting Association of Goa at Dempo College of Commerce & Economics at Cujira-Bambolim. In all, an encouraging number of 34 women from all over Goa including the youngest at 14 years of age, took part in the competition.
Anshwi Badikar, who trains at Peddem-Mapusa RCC under the guidance of S.A.G coach Nikhil Chodankar, bagged the gold medal in the 55kg weight category in her maiden attempt with a snatch lift of 40kg, while doing the Clean and Jerk lift of 60kg, for a total of 100kg.
Some of the other weightlifters to impress in their respective gold-medal winning effort were Shreya Naik (64kg weight category) with a total lift of 100kg, Sakshi Haldankar (76kg weight category) with a total lift of 105kg, and Nikita Betkikar (81kg weight category) with a total lift of 110kg.
Yatish Dempo of Dempo Group of Companies was the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony. Cumbarjua MLA Rajesh Faldesai was the chief guest for the Prize Distribution function and gave away the prizes in the presence of other dignitaries.
Results:
45kg category – 1.Vaibhavi Ugadekar (total lift 65kg) 2.Pushpa Vishwakarma (56kg) 3.Gauravi Desai (46kg)
49kg category – 1.Sara Prinson (65kg) 2.Mausam Kapoor (43kg)
55kg category -1.Anshwi Badikar (100kg) 2.Hamisha Kuttikar (78kg) 3.Mehek Saiyyad (74kg).
59kg category – 1.Olivia Coutinho (69kg), 2.Shraddha Kambli (68kg) 3.Prajwala Harmalkar (62kg).
64kg category – 1. Shreya Naik (100kg) 2.Agnes Fernandes (92kg) 3.Siya Naik (63kg).
71kg category – 1.Chaitanya Dessai (60kg) 2.Kajal Kashyap (55kg).
76kg category – 1. Sakshi Haldankar (105kg) 2.Vaishnavi Salgaonkar (82kg) 3.Archita Sawant (75kg).
81kg category – 1. Nikita Betkikar (110kg) 2.Santoshi Naik (58kg).
87kg category – 1. Tanuja Cuncollar (97kg) 2.Nilofer Jawali (90kg) 3.Beverly DCosta (75kg).
Above-87kg category – 1. Iram Khatri (85kg) 2.Bhuvaneshwari B. (70kg).
