Lucknow, Read: The thrill of strength and fitness will be seen at the Sports Authority of India (SAI Centre) located in Sarojininagar from Tuesday. The 39th All India Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Best Physique Competition of the Postal Department will be held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI Centre) from Tuesday. About 157 players from 13 postal circles across the country will participate in it. In this competition to be hosted by Uttar Pradesh Postal Circle, players will showcase their strength, technique and physical fitness.
Eight weight categories each in weightlifting and powerlifting
Best Lifter, Strong Man and “Postal Shri” titles will be given in this competition to be hosted by Uttar Pradesh Postal Circle. In the press conference on Monday, Chief Postmaster General and Chairperson of Postal Sports Control Board, Dr. Ajay Singh Chauhan told that there will be competitions in eight weight categories each of weightlifting and powerlifting. Players will compete in 10 weight categories in the Best Physique competition. There will also be competitions between veteran players aged above 40 and 50 years.
Teams from 13 states will show their strength
Apart from host Uttar Pradesh, teams from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Telangana will participate in this competition. There will be tough competition for medals and titles among players from different postal circles.
UP team will try to improve its previous medal performance
The state team, which won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals last time, is taking the field this time under the captaincy of Lalit Kumar Patel. The team will try to improve its previous performance and win more medals. Ramzan Ali has been given the responsibility of supervisor and technical officer. For the successful organization of the competition, Ramzan Ali has been entrusted with the responsibility of supervisor and technical officer. Now the performance of the players will be monitored to see who wins the title of Best Lifter, Strong Man and 'Dak Shree' on the basis of their strength and fitness.