14-year-old girl from Delhi sets powerlifting world record

The World Powerlifting Congress (WPC) world championships were held in Manchester from October 31 to November 5. A total of 20 countries, including India, and around 600 players (10 from India) participated in the event.

New Delhi, November 6: A 14-year-old girl from Delhi has set a new powerlifting world record at the recently held WPC World Championships in Manchester, UK.

Ishti Kaur, a class 10 student of GD Goenka School in Delhi, registered the record by pulling a deadlift of 95 kg in the 44 kg weight class in the Teens category.

The World Powerlifting Congress (WPC) world championships were held in Manchester from October 31 to November 5. A total of 20 countries, including India, and around 600 players (10 from India) participated in the event.

Ishti is trained by her father, Daljeet Singh (45), who is also a multiple world powerlifting champion.

Ishti said she trains for an hour every day under the guidance of her father and maintains a disciplined diet.

Her achievement has not only made her teachers and classmates proud, but has also proven once again that the cliché – strength and power training are not safe for girls – is wrong

Powerlifting consists of three main lifts: squat, bench press and deadlift, with participants given three attempts to lift the weight. The final marks for each lift are taken and whoever records the heaviest lift secures the first position, while the second and third heaviest lifts take second and third place respectively.