Erra Deexitha

Her father was an employee of the State Electricity Department and her mother is a home maker. Deexitha started weightlifting at the age of nine in 2006 at a local gymnasium. After joining the Sports Hostel she learnt the basics from coaches SA Singh and Olympian P Manikayala Rao.^[1] She did her BA at Nizam College, Hyderabad.^[2] Currently she is ranked 8th in the 53Kg class in the World Rankings.^[3]

• 2012: Gold at the Commonwealth Youth Championship (53kg)^[1]

• 2012: IWF Youth Championship (53kg)

• 2013: Commonwealth Youth Championship; (53kg)

• 2014: Asian Youth Championship; (53kg)

• November 2016: FISU World University Championships, Mexico representing Osmania University; (58kg)^[2]

• 2017: Asian Junior Championships, Kathmandu, Nepal; (58kg)^[4]

• 2017: Gold at Commonwealth Junior Championship at Gold Coast, Australia;

• 2018: Commonwealth Games, Silver;^[3]

• 2019: Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship, Bronze;^[3]