Kasthuri Rajamani
Indian para power lifter (born 1984)
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Kasthuri Rajamani (born 23 August 1984)[1] 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. [2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | August 23, 1984 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para powerlifting |
Weight class | 67 kg |
| Club | Sports Authority of India |
| Coached by | G. Vijaya Sarathy |
| Updated on 23 April 2025 | |
Early life
Kasthuri was affected by polio in both of her legs during 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.[3] 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[4] and finished 5th in the 67 kg category.[1]
In December 2023, she won a gold medal in the elite 67kg event with a lift of 100kg in her third attempt, at the Khelo India Para Games powerlifting competition in New Delhi.[5][6][7]
With a personal best score of 106 kg, she finished 8th in the Paris Paralympics.[6]
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