Jyoshna Sabar (born 25 October 2008) is an Indian weightlifter. She broke the Asian Youth Record at the 2024 Asian Youth Championships, lifting a total of 135 kg in the 40 kg category.
Early life Sabar was born in a remote village, Pekata, in Gajapati district, Odisha to Kirtan Sabar and Gachameri Sabar. The teaching staff of her school recognized her sporting potential.
Sabar was selected to join the TENVIC Sports Weightlifting High Performance Centre in 2018, and simultaneously pursued her education at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences.
Career Sabar trains under Ravi Kumar Katulu at the TENVIC High Performance Centre in Bhubaneswar. Sabar has won several medals at the state and national levels. While winning gold in the 40 kg category at the 2023 Khelo India Youth Games, she set a new National Record of 60 kg in the snatch.
In May 2023, the Talent Identification and Development Committee of the Khelo India initiative selected Sabar as one of the weightlifters to be designated a Khelo India Athlete, thereby receiving support for training and in competitions.
Sabar won a bronze (overall) and a silver (snatch) at the 2023 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in the 40 kg event.
Sabar won two silvers (overall and snatch) at the 2024 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in the 40 kg event.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank Youth World Championships2025 Lima, Peru 40 kg 56 72 1283 2024 Lima, Peru 40 kg 56 69 1252 2023 Durrës, Albania 40 kg 53 62 1153 Asian Youth Championships 2024 Doha, Qatar 40 kg 60 75 135 AYR 12023 New Delhi, India 40 kg 55 64 1193 Commonwealth Youth Championships2024 Suva, Fiji 40 kg 58 65 1231 2023 Greater Noida, India 40 kg 52 64 1161 Khelo India Youth Games2023 Chennai, India 40 kg 60 70 1301 IWLF National Weightlifting Championships2024 Nagrota Bagwan, India 40 kg 56 64 1201 2023 Itanagar, India 40 kg 58 71 1291 IWLF National Youth Championships2022-23 Nagercoil, India 40 kg 53 71 1241
Awards and honours +YearAwardCategoryResultRef(s)2025Rashtriya Bal PuraskarHighest civilian honour for children
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