Popy Hazarika

Popy Hazarika (born 8 December 1998) is an Indian weightlifter.[2] She won a Silver medal at 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent.[3] In July 2022 she placed Seventh in the women's 59 kg weightlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4] She works in the Indian Railway.[5]

Popy Hazarika
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (1998-12-08) 8 December 1998
Sibsagar, Assam, India[1]
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) (2022)
Weight57 kg (126 lb) (2022)
Sport
Country India
SportWeightlifting
Event59 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  India
Commonwealth Championships
2023 Noida59 kg
2021 Tashkent59 kg

In 2023, she won the gold medal in the women's 59 kg category at the 2023 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships held at Noida.[6]

References

  1. "Commonwealth Games 2022 squad: Full list of athletes in Indian weightlifting team". Sportstar. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. "Weightlifter profile". IWF. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "Popy wins silver medal in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship". The Sentinel. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. "Weightlifter Popy Hazarika finishes seventh". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. "Working as farm hand and cook, single mother of four daughters raises champion weightlifter". The Indian Express. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. "Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2023: India finish with 20 medals - full list of winners". olympics.com. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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