Bikaner, Nov. 27 -- Odisha-born international Rima Bhoi of Lovely Professional University clinched weightlifting Gold in the 58 kg category, while Rajyashree Halder won the Silver medal at the Khelo India University Games 2025 here on Thursday.
For Rajyashree, coached by Rakhi Halder a six-time international medalist weightlifting is more than a sport- it is a family tradition. Remarkably, there is little time for celebration or reflection. Barely two days after the competition in Bikaner, Rajyashree and her mother will return to the platform once again, competing at the ongoing ASMITA Weightlifting League in Kolkata on November 28.
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