35th National Strength Lifting and Incline Bench Press Championship 2025
Gangtok, November 11 (IPR):
The second day of the 35th National Strength Lifting and Incline Bench Press Championship 2025, held at the Indoor Badminton Court, Paljor Stadium, Gangtok, witnessed the commencement of events including Incline Bench Press, Two-Hand Bicep Curl, and Hack Lift across various weight categories. Chairman, SIMFED, Mr Tenzing Dorjee Bhutia graced the occasion as the chief guest.
In his address, Mr Tenzing Dorjee Bhutia expressed gratitude to the organisers for inviting him to the championship and extended his best wishes to all participating athletes. He noted that such sporting events serve as a positive platform for youth, encouraging them to channel their energy towards constructive and disciplined pursuits. He also shared that, with his support, a youth participant from the state had previously secured a bronze medal in a similar national-level competition held in Gujarat. He concluded by extending a warm welcome to all the participants representing various states in this year’s championship.
The results of today’s events are as follows:
A. Sub-Jr Men [52kg] (Incline Bench Press)
1. Ronak Kumar (Jharkhand)
2. Sharwan Subba (Sikkim)
3. Adarsh Chettri (Sikkim)
B. Sub-Jr Men [60kg] (Incline Bench Press)
1. Ranit Bera (West Bengal)
2. Neeraj Adwani (Maharashtra)
3. Vishnu Kumar (Bihar)
C. Sub-Jr Men [68kg] (Incline Bench Press)
1. Sahil Ansari (Sikkim)
2. Sovam Karkidholi (Sikkim)
3. Dheraj Gurjar (Rajasthan)
D. Junior Men [52kg] (Incline Bench Press)
1. Rahul Das (West Bengal)
2. Sharwan Subba (Sikkim)
3. Deewas Darjee (Sikkim)
E. Junior Men [60kg] (Incline Bench Press)
1. Bhavan Singh (Jammu and Kashmir)
2. Sumit D. Denovr (Maharashtra)
3. Bijay Rai (Sikkim)
F. Junior Men [68kg] (Incline Bench Press)
1. Piyush Gupta (Jharkhand)
2. Bidesh Pradhan (Sikkim)
3. Sawan Hang Subba (Sikkim)
G. Senior Men [52kg] (Incline Bench Press)
1. Sharwan Subba (Sikkim)
2. Jaydip Dafda (Gujarat)
H. Senior Men [60kg] (Incline Bench Press)
1. Vishal Gupta (Gujarat)
2. Bhaban Singh (Jammu and Kashmir)
3. Hemant Pradhan (Sikkim)
I. Senior Men [68kg] (Incline Bench Press)
1. Kamal Kishore (Rajasthan)
2. Divyang More (Gujarat)
3. Sarnavo Das (West Bengal)
J. Sub-Jr Men [52kg] (Strength Lifting)
1. Sameer Alam (Bihar)
2. Sharwan Subba (Sikkim)
3. Deepanshu (Delhi)
K. Sub-Jr Men [60kg] (Strength Lifting)
1. Saurav Kumar (Bihar)
2. Sourin Das (West Bengal)
3. Vishnu Kumar (Bihar)
L. Junior Men [52kg] (Strength Lifting)
1. Vishal Kumar Bhagat (Jharkhand)
2. Deewas Darjee (Sikkim)
3. Tamal Das (Tripura)
M. Junior Men [60kg] (Strength Lifting)
1. Bijay Rai (Sikkim)
2. Shaibal Nag (West Bengal)
3. Piyush Kumar (Jharkhand)
N. Senior Men [52kg] (Strength Lifting)
1. Chirag Patel (Gujarat)
2. Rabijit Nama (Tripura)
3. Tamal Das (Tripura)
O. Senior Men [60kg] (Strength Lifting)
1. Bijay Rai (Sikkim)
2. Shubham Kumar Sahu (Jharkhand)
3. Vishal Gupta (Gujarat)
P. Master-1 Men [60kg] (Strength Lifting)
1. Dipak Barman (Tripura)
2. Suren Rai (Sikkim)
Q. Master-2 Men [60kg] (Strength Lifting)
1. Tarun Das (West Bengal)
2. Sri Krishna Kamal Sarma (Assam)
R. Master-3 Men [60kg] (Strength Lifting)
1. Manoj Chauhan (Gujarat)
2. Pahalman Limboo (Sikkim)
3. Mani Chowdhury (Madhya Pradesh)
Also present during today’s occasion were the district officials of the Indian Strength Lifting Federation, members of the Sikkim Strength Lifting Association, participants, delegations from participating states, officials, and other stakeholders.