Mabia Akhter

Mabia Akhter Simanta (born 7 October 1999) is a Bangladeshi weightlifter. She was born in Madaripur. She won gold medal in the women's 63 kg weight class at the 2016 South Asian Games at Guwahati.[4][5] She also won a gold in youth section and two silver medals in senior & juniors section in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in Pune, India in October 2015 in the women's 63 kg category. She lifted a total weight of 176 kg in winning the gold medal.[1][6]

Mabia Akhter
63kg women weight lifting Awards in 2016
Personal information
Native nameমাবিয়া আকতার সীমান্ত
Birth nameMabia Akhter
Full nameMabia Akhter Simanta
Nickname(s)Simanta
NationalityBangladeshi
Born (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999[1]
Madaripur, Bangladesh
Sport
Country Bangladesh
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)63 kg
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first placeGuwahati and Shillong 201663kg
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship (Youth)[1]
Gold medal – first placePune 201563kg
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship (Senior)[2]
Silver medal – second placePune 201563kg
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship (Juniors)[3]
Silver medal – second placePune 201563kg
Updated on 8 February 2016.

Early life

Akhter's father Harunur Rashid was a small grocery owner.[7]

Career

She came into weightlifting by her maternal uncle, Shahadat Kazi in 2010.[7] She won a bronze in the 2012 South Asian Weightlifting Championship, silver in the 2013 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in Malaysia.[8]

In 2016, she took part in the Asian Weightlifting Championships for the first time and stood 13th in the women's 63 kg weight class. Mabia stood 6th in the same category during her 18th Asian Games journey.[9]

Besides her sporting career, Mabia serves in Bangladesh Ansar.[10]

Personal life

Mabia Akhter came from a poor family. At one time her study was stopped due to poverty. Now she got admitted to Bangladesh Open University to continue her study.[7]

Awards

See also

References
  1. "2015 Commonwealth Youth Championships Pune – India October 11-15" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  2. "2015 Commonwealth Senior Championships Pune – India October 11-15" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  3. "2015 Commonwealth Juniors Championships Pune – INDIA October 11-15" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  4. "SA Games: Mabia wins first gold medal for BD". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). Dhaka. 2016-02-07. Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  5. "Bangladesh's Mabia Akhter earns gold in women's weightlifting in South Asian Games". Bdnews24.com. Dhaka. 2016-02-07. Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-02-09. The 16-year old beat competitors from Sri Lanka and Nepal in the 63kg class in Guwahati, India on Sunday.
  6. "Simanta clinches one gold and two silvers". The Independent (Bangladesh newspaper). Dhaka. 2015-10-15. Archived from the original on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  7. Badiuzzaman (2016-04-16). অলিম্পিকের হাতছানি [Olympics opportunities]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  8. Rahman, Anisur (2016-02-08). "Mabia, Mahfuza make it Bangladesh's day". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-10. Mabia was brought into weightlifting by her maternal uncle in 2010 and since then the girl from Madaripur won herself many international medals including a bronze in the 2012 South Asian Weightlifting Championship, silver in the 2013 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship and gold in the 2015 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship.
  9. "Akhter Mabia". IWF - International Weightlifting Federation. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  10. Hassan, Quamrul (2016-10-04). "Guardians of the Gold". Prothom Alo. Dhaka. Retrieved 2019-10-27.


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