- Source: Kasthuri Rajamani
Kasthuri Rajamani (born 23 August 1984) is an Indian para power lifter from Tamil Nadu. She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris in the women's 67 kg category. With a personal best score of 106kg, she finished 8th in Paris.
Early life
Kasthuri is affected by polio in both her legs in the childhood. She also lost her mother early in life and was raised up by her grandmother. A friend, who is a sport shooter, took her to the boxing academy at a Corporation Ground in Nungambakkam, Chennai, for training in powerlifting in December 2018. Later, she was trained by G. Vijaya Sarathy, a senior para coach with Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. In 2023, she was recruited by Sports Authority for India for further training.
Career
She represented India at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China and finished 5th in the 67kg category. Earlier, she won gold at the Khelo India games in 2023.
References
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- Kasthuri Rajamani
- India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- World and Paralympic records set at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Powerlifting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
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- Mangalya Pallakku
- Siddhu Jonnalagadda
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