Sri Lanka, Feb. 20 -- India: A Junior National Games gold medallist power-lifter died in Rajasthan's Bikaner district, police said on Wednesday, after a 270kg rod fell on her neck during practice. The female powerlifter Yashtika Acharya (17) died in the gym.

The neck of the gold medallist player broke when the 270 kg rod fell on her on Tuesday, Naya Shahar SHO Vikram Tiwari said.

Immediately after the accident, Acharya was taken to the hospital, where doctors declared her dead. Tiwari said the accident happened when the trainer was making Yashtika lift weights in the gym. The trainer also suffered minor injuries in the mishap.

The SHO said the family has not registered any case in this regard. After the post-mortem, the body was handed...