Jaipur: The 31st Rajasthan State Equipped Bench Press Championship, organised by the Jaipur District Powerlifting Association, will be held on Oct 24 and 25 here at the Railway Institute Hall in Ganpati Nagar.The two-day annual tournament is being held in Jaipur after a long gap of 24 years, where the powerlifters of Rajasthan will get a chance to show their strength.Addressing a news conference here on Saturday, the Jaipur District Powerlifting Association secretary Ashwani Khandelwal said that around 400 men and women players from 25 districts of the state will participate in the competition. Association president Satyendra Singh Rathore and treasurer Pawan Kumawat were also present on the occasion.
The 31st Rajasthan State Equipped Bench Press Championship, organised by the Jaipur District Powerlifting Association, will be held on Oct 24 and 25 at the Railway Institute Hall in Ganpati Nagar, Jaipur
Pawan stated that players in the sub-junior, junior, senior, and masters categories will showcase their strength in the competition. There will be 9 weight categories each in the sub-junior and junior categories, and 8 weight categories each in the senior and masters categories. The team that wins the most medals in the competition will win the team championship. Furthermore, the best-performing female and male players in each category will be awarded the titles of ‘Strong Woman’ and ‘Strong Man’.The Jaipur District Power Lifting Association joint secretary Neetu Chouhan, DSP, said that 40 players from the host Jaipur district will participate in the competition, including several international-level players including Poonam Prajapat and Diya Kanwar Shekhawat.
