Preetismita Bhoi (born 14 November 2008) is an Indian weightlifter. Bhoi created a Youth World Record in Clean & Jerk with a lift of 92 kg at the 2025 Asian Youth Games in the 44 kg category, earning a gold medal.
Early life Bhoi was born in Dhenkanal, Odisha. She lost her father when she was two, and she and her sister, Vidusmita, were raised by their mother, Jamuna Devi. Weightlifting coach Gopal Krishna Das witnessed the two sisters participating in a track event and persuaded their mother to let them train as weightlifters.
Career In August 2023, the Talent Identification and Development Committee of the Khelo India initiative selected Bhoi as one of the weightlifters to be designated a Khelo India Athlete, thereby receiving support for training and in competitions.
Bhoi set a new youth world record of 76 kg in the Clean & Jerk category, on her way to winning gold in the 2024 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in the 40 kg event.
In 2025, Bhoi lifted a total of 150 kg (63 kg snatch and 87 kg clean and jerk) to win the youth 44 kg women's category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships. She followed that up with a gold in the 44 kg category at the 2025 Asian Youth Games, establishing a World Youth record in the process.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank Asian Youth Games2025 Manama, Bahrain 44 kg 66 92 158 1 Commonwealth Youth Championships2025 Ahmedabad, India 44 kg 63 87 150 1 Asian Youth Championships2024 Doha, Qatar 45 kg 85 Youth World Championships2024 Lima, Peru 40 kg 57 76 1331 Khelo India Youth Games2023 Chennai, India 40 kg 52 64 1162 IWLF National Championships2024 Nagrota Bagwan, India 45 kg 57 82 1392 (Youth) and 3 (Junior)2023 Itanagar, India 40 kg 55 67 1222 Khelo India National Women's Championships2023 Patna, India 40 kg 49 61 1102 IWLF National Youth Championships2022-23 Nagercoil, India 40 kg 50 63 1133
Awards and honours +YearAwardCategoryResultRef(s)2024Rashtriya Bal PuraskarHighest civilian honour for children
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