Patna: Bihar Powerlifting team lifted the pride in the 3day Eastern India championship hosted by Jharkhand from 17th to 19th December.The team that was led by Coach Ajay Kumar and manager Nitish Kumar bagged 12 medals. Out of which 6 medals were bagged by women's team while, 10 medals were bagged by men's team.In total Bihar won 8 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze. The winners are: Women's Team:- Gold medal - Priya Chandra (47kg), Sudha Kumari (63kg).Silver medal - Shreya Chandra (47kg), Neha rani (57kg),Bronze medal - Torsa (52kg), Kriti Raj Singh (57kg).Men's Team:-Gold medal - Govind Kumar (59kg), Ajay Kumar (66kg), Shivam (74kg), Alok Raj (93kg), Vikash (120kg), Bhupendra pratap Singh (120kg).Silver medal - Manish (74kg), Chandan Kumar Singh (74kg), Nitish Kumar (105kg).Bronze medal - Sakil Alam (66kg).
