Kasthuri Rajamani

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.^[3] In 2023, she was recruited by Sports Authority for India for further training.

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 Paris paralympics.^[6]