Keyaa Banerji Wins Deadlift Silver at IPF World Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships

5 September 2026National

Indian powerlifter Keyaa Kunal Banerji won the silver medal in the deadlift at the 2026 IPF World Sub-Junior and Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships in Sun City, South Africa. Competing in the Junior Women's 47 kg category, the 21-year-old lifted 140 kg at a bodyweight of 45.70 kg - more than three times her own bodyweight. She finished fifth overall with a total of 280 kg, comprising a 90 kg squat, 50 kg bench press and 140 kg deadlift, a sharp improvement on her 257.5 kg total at the 2025 national championship. The result adds to India's growing medal record in strength sports.

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The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) was founded in 1972 and governs the sport's three lifts - squat, bench press and deadlift | 'Classic' or raw powerlifting bars the use of supportive equipment such as squat suits and bench shirts | South Africa's capitals are Pretoria (executive), Cape Town (legislative) and Bloemfontein (judicial); currency: South African rand

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