Guwahati, June 12 -- Sambo Lapung, an ace weightlifter previously excluded from the trials for the 2025 Commonwealth Championship, has now secured a spot in the selection trials for the 2025 IWF Senior World Weightlifting Championships.

Alongside Lapung, three other athletes from Arunachal Pradesh, Kojum Taba, Markio Tario, and Balo Yalam, have also been named to participate in the upcoming trials.

The Indian Weightlifting Federation announced that performances at the 2025 IWF Senior World Championships, scheduled to take place in Forde, Norway, will factor into the qualification process for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Lapung's reinstatement followed swift action from Union Minister Kiren Rijiju. Bamang Tago, Secretary-General of the ...