Purnima Pandey Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Purnima Pandey

• Purnima Pandey is an Indian weightlifter who has competed in lots of nationwide and worldwide competitions.

• Beginning gymnastics at 10 years outdated in Kashi Vyayamshala, Purnima Pandey later explored powerlifting; nonetheless, restricted alternatives led her to shift to weightlifting at 17, when she joined the Indian Health Association in 2013.
  

  Purnima Pandey throughout her powerlifting days

• She took half within the thirty first Women Senior National Weightlifting Championships held in Patiala, Punjab, from 25 to 29 December 2015. Continuing her journey, she joined the eleventh Youth (Girls) National Weightlifting Championships in Patna, Bihar, on 22 February 2016.

• In 2016, she ventured onto the worldwide stage, competing within the 2016 IWF Youth World Championship held in Penang, Malaysia, from 18 to 25 October. In the identical 12 months, she secured the sixth place within the +75 kg class on the 2016 Commonwealth Senior Women Championships in Penang, Malaysia, from 24 to 29 October.
  

  Purnima Pandey on the 2016 Commonwealth Senior Women Championships

• She represented India within the 18th Asian Youth Girl Championship and the twenty third Women Asian Junior Championship, each held in Tokyo, Japan, from 8 to 16 November 2016.

• She achieved the 4th place within the thirty second Women Senior National Weightlifting Championships held in Nagercoil, Tamilnadu, from 26 to 30 December 2016. She represented India within the 2017 Commonwealth Junior Women’s Championship held in Gold Coast, Australia, from 2 to 9 September 2017.
  

  Purnima Pandey within the thirty second Women Senior National Weightlifting Championships

• She secured 4th place within the thirty third Women Senior National Weightlifting Championships in Moodbidri, Mangalore, Karnataka, from 21 to 25 January 2018. In the twenty first Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, from 5 to 9 April 2018, she achieved sixth place within the +90 kg class.

• Facing private challenges in 2019 because of the demise of her father, she returned dwelling to help her mom. Despite the difficulties, she continued her weightlifting journey by practising at an area akhara (gymnasium).
  

  Purnima Pandey (proper) together with her mom after her father’s dying

• She took half within the thirty sixth Women Senior National Weightlifting Championships in Patiala, Punjab, from 10 to 12 August 2021. She secured the tenth place within the 2021 IWF Senior World Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from 5 to 18 December 2021, competing within the +87 kg class.

• Her outstanding achievement within the 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championships was highlighted by making 8 nationwide data. Securing the gold medal, she completed a complete raise of 229 kgs, with 102 kgs within the Snatch raise and 127 kgs within the Clean and Jerk raise. 
  

  Purnima Pandey within the 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championships

• Her feat encompassed 2 data within the Snatch raise, 3 data within the Clean and Jerk raise, and three data within the general weight class.

• She joined the Khelo India Women Weightlifting League Tournament Youth Junior and Senior held at Rainbow International School Nagrota Bagwan Himachal Pradesh, from 14 to 22 June 2022. Her journey prolonged to the thirty sixth National Games held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from 28 September to five October 2022.
  

  Purnima Pandey in a weightlifting competitors

• Among Indian feminine weightlifters, she stood out as the only real athlete to straight qualify for the twenty second Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, U.Okay. and secured the sixth place within the twenty second Commonwealth Games held from 30 July to three August 2022. 
  

  Purnima Pandey in the course of the inaugural ceremony of Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022

• She possesses a complete of 6 Athlete’s diplomas, together with 2 Diplomas Issued For National Championship – Junior Women, 2 for National Championships – Youth Girls, 1 for National Championships – Senior Women Inter-State, and 1 for National Championships – Senior Women. 

• Despite wrestling with a again harm, she triumphantly clinched the gold medal within the thirty sixth National Games. Following her victory, she mentioned,
  

  I used to be not ready for the National Games as I’ve been present process rehab for the again harm. Even immediately, I got here right here simply to take part within the occasion, the gold medal was not my purpose. The harm has been troubling me for fairly a while and I need to guarantee that I get again to full health earlier than the nationwide camp begins. We have a busy season forward.”

  

  Purnima Pandey (centre) after profitable gold within the Khelo India Games in 2022