India, Oct. 30 -- Delhi police constable Sonika Yadav has shocked the internet after she lifted 145 kg to bag the bronze medal at the the All India Police Weightlifting Cluster while she was seven months pregnant.

For the Delhi Police constable the bronze medal she won was not just about athletic achievement, but a victory of her determination and spirit.

Days after winning the laurels in Andhra Pradesh on October 17, she said she wanted to challenge the notion that women are physically weak.

Speaking to news agency PTI, Yadav said that although she lifted 145 kg on October 17, which was during the seventh month of her pregnancy, it was less than her usual capacity, adding that her body and child were both safe.

The 30-year-old consta...