Twinkle Sohail

Twinkle began her sporting career as a cyclist before coach Rashid Malik identified her potential in powerlifting.^[2] She trains at the Punjab University Women's Weightlifting Centre in Lahore under coaches Rashid Malik and Muhammad Zahid, and represents Pakistan Railways in national competitions.^[3]

In November 2019, she won gold in the 76 kg category at the 33rd National Games of Pakistan in Peshawar.^[4]

In 2015, aged 17, Twinkle competed at the Asian Bench Press Championship in Muscat, Oman. She was the first Pakistani woman to represent her country at an international powerlifting event=, and won gold in the 47 kg Junior (Under-21) category — making her simultaneously the first Pakistani woman to win an international powerlifting gold medal.^[2]

In 2017, at the International Oceania Pacific Powerlifting Championship in Singapore, she won four gold medals — in the squat, bench press, deadlift, and overall (47 kg).^[1]

In December 2019, she represented Pakistan at the 2019 South Asian Games in Kathmandu, Nepal.^[5]

In July 2024, at the Asian Pacific African Combined Powerlifting Championship in South Africa, she competed in the 84 kg category and won four gold medals — in the squat, bench press, deadlift, and overall.^[1]

In October 2024, she made her debut at the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championship in Sun City, South Africa, winning a silver medal in the 84 kg classic bench press category.^[6]

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