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SWR WON EMERGED RUNNERUP IN  17^THALL INDIA RAILWAY POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP  AT MUMBAI

17^th All India Railway Powerlifting Championship was held at Mumbai from 07.12.2021 to 10.12.2021,organized by Western Railway. South Western Railway has won 1 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze medals  in this championship and emerged as Overall runner up.

Shri. Mudasar Khan and Shri. Sreeraj P S  working as Junior Clerks in Hubballi Division secured Silver and Bronze Medals respectively in 120 Kg  category . Shri Abhishek H. Horakeri , working as Technician in Hubballi Division won Silver  Medal in + 120 kg category. Shri. Dilshad, working as Junior Clerk in Hubballi Division Won Gold  Medal in category of 93 Kg and Shri Elavarasan working as Technician in  Hubballi Division bagged  Silver Medal in the same  category. Shri. R. Arun Sai Kumar working as Junior Clerk in Hubballi Division , clinched Bronze medal in 74 kg weight category. The team that represented SWR in the said championship had 10 members out of which 6 members secured medals. 

 In the said championship, Western Railway secured the Overall first position, South Western Railway secured the second position and Central Railway has secured the third position. For SWR, it is was big jump from 6^th place last time  to 2^nd place this time.

Today Shri Sanjeev Kishore, General Manager/South Western Railway congratulated the members of SWR Power Lifting Team in Rail Soudha, Headquarters of SWR. He appreciated their hard work and tenacity and extended best wishes for team's future endeavours. Shri Sanjeev Katware, President of South Western Railway Sports Association and Shri Ajay Kumar Jain, President of South Western Railway Sports Association were present during the occasion.

                                                                                           E. Vijaya

                                                                         Chief Public Relations Officer
                                                                       South Western Railway, Hubballi