Kichha's Divyansh Awasthi wins gold in sub-junior 200 kg deadlift at World Cup powerlifting championship in Kathmandu

Divyansh Awasthi of Basant Garden, Kichha, has won a gold medal in the sub-junior 200 kg deadlift event at the World Cup powerlifting championship held in Kathmandu, Nepal. According to Hindustan, Divyansh said players from 18 countries took part in the championship, organised by the World Powerlifting Federation in Kathmandu on October 11. He is the son of Sanjay Kumar Awasthi and Preeti Awasthi. Earlier he won two gold medals at a state-level championship in Haldwani, three gold medals at a North India championship in Haridwar and a bronze medal at a national-level championship in Delhi. He came fourth at the Khel Mahakumbh in Dehradun. MLA Tilak Raj Behar and people of the area have congratulated him. (Source: Hindustan)