Uttarakhand National Games 2025 Weightlifters, Wushu athletes lift Manipur to top of medal tally on Day 4

By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Jan 31 : The fourth day of the 38th National Games being hosted by Uttarakhand saw Manipur weightlifters and Wushu athletes winning as many as 9 medals including 3 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals to propel State on top of the medal tally temporarily.
 With the 9 medals collected till the filing of this report, Manipur are atop on the overall medal tally with 20 medals (9 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze medals).
Weightlifting
Sorokhaibam Bindyarani Devi and S Nirupama delivered outstanding performances to clinch the gold medal in the women's weightlifting competition held today.
Bindyarani fetched the gold medal in the women’s 55 kg category while setting a new National Record in the snatch segment by breaking the previous record set by Olympic silver medallist and compatriot S Mirabai Chanu with a successful 88 kg lift.
Her dominance continued in the clean and jerk, where she successfully lifted 107 kg in her first attempt.
Though she faltered at 112 kg in her second attempt, she bounced back with a 113 kg lift in her last attempt.
Her total lift of 201 kg was just one kilogram short of her own national record of 202 kg, but her performance cemented her place at the top, making it a memorable National Games for her.
With this victory, Bindyarani now holds all three National records – snatch, clean and jerk, and total lift – in the women’s 55 kg category.
Speaking on her remarkable performance, Bindyarani Devi said, "I was well prepared, and I am happy with my performance. It is always nice to get a record in your name.
"It's good that now both snatch and clean & jerk records are in my name."
On why she didn’t go for 115 kg in her last attempt to breach the overall record of 202 kg, she explained, "My second attempt of 112 kg was not successful, so I thought that it's better to finish with a good lift. Had the second attempt been successful, I would have gone for 115 kg. But it's okay, I am happy with my performance."
Competing in the same weight category, L Nilam Devi bagged a bronze medal with best 81 kg lift in snatch and 101 kg in clean and jerk.
Later in the day,  S Nirupama Devi also secured the gold in women's 64kg category while K Roshilata bagged a bronze in the same category to further extend medal haul in weightlifting for the State.
Wushu
State Wushu athletes also continued to produce excellent performances to secure one gold, two silver and two bronze medals at the end of competition at Kanchenjunga Hall,MPSC,Rajat Jayanti Khel Parisar, Dehradun.
Kangjam Monish Singh won a gold in men’s Taijijian while his companion Wahengbam Bhumeswor Meetei settled for a bronze.
Later Khaidem Bidyashwori and N Malemnganba bagged a silver medal apiece finishing second respectively in the  women's Taijiquan and men's Gunahu events.
Oinam Bidyapati chanu bagged the other bronze medal in women's 56kg sanda event. Notably, Oinam Malemnganbi (Taijiquan), Tongbram Saya Chanu (Women’s Changquan), Konjengbam Luxmi (Women’s Nanquan) and Bonish Yurembam (Men’s Nanquan) won a gold medal apiece in Wushu competition held yesterday.
Similarly Yumnam Rikimbala (Women's Nandao), Marshal Salam (Men’s Changquan), Khaidem Panthoi (Women’s Changquan), Hanjabam Langlentombi (Women’s Nanquan) had won silver medals in different Wushu categories, further boosting Manipur's medal tally at the Games.
Other medal winners include Marshal Salam and K Panthoi Devi.
With inputs from agencies and MOA Media Team