Gaurav Sahu of Udaipur will participate in Asian Power-lifting Championship starting from April 20 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. Gaurav has been selected in the Indian team. Its first international match of his life.
Vinod Sahu, secretary of Rajasthan Power-lifting Association mentioned that Gaurav Sahu, the student of Central Academy Sardarpura, is going to lead Indian power-lifting team in the sub-junior group of 53 kg weight category. He will compete with the power-lifters of Asian countries in the same category.
On the selection of Gaurav Sahu in the Indian team he was greeted by the Chairman of Rajasthan Power-lifting Association Hanuman Prasad Purohit, District Sports Officer Udaipur Amrit Kalyani, International Power-lifters Kamlesh Sharma, Chandresh Soni, Maharana Pratap Award winner International Power-lifter Mala Sukhwal, International player Devendra Sahu,Principal of Central Academy Sardarpura School’s Priya Boss and many more renowned personalities.
Gaurav recently won a gold medal in Rajasthan State Sub-Junior Power-lifting Championship held in Bandikui, Dausa. With a positive attitude of winning the contest, Gaurav will leave the city on 18th of this month.