Popy Hazarika
Popy Hazarika (born 8 December 1998) is an Indian weightlifter.[2] She won a Silver medal at 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent.[3] In July 2022 she placed Seventh in the women's 59 kg weightlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4] She works in the Indian Railway.[5]
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 December 1998 Sibsagar, Assam, India[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) (2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) (2022) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 59 kg | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- "Commonwealth Games 2022 squad: Full list of athletes in Indian weightlifting team". Sportstar. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "Weightlifter profile". IWF. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- "Popy wins silver medal in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship". The Sentinel. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "Weightlifter Popy Hazarika finishes seventh". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "Working as farm hand and cook, single mother of four daughters raises champion weightlifter". The Indian Express. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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