Gyaneshwari Yadav (born 8 March 2003) is an Indian weightlifter. In May 2026, she won a silver and bronze medal at the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Gandhinagar. In July 2026, she won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg category at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Early and personal life Gyaneshwari Yadav was born on 8 March 2003 in Bhodiya in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh. She is employed as an assistant Sub-inspector with the Chhattisgarh Police. She received the Gundadhur Samman award from the Government of Chhattisgarh in 2025.
Career In the 2024 World Weightlifting Championships at Manama, Yadav finished in fifth place in the 49 kg weight category with a total lift of including in snatch and in clean & jerk. In the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships, held in Gandhinagar in May 2026, she won the silver medal in snatch and the overall bronze medal in the 53 kg weight category. She set a personal best of including in snatch and in clean & jerk.
Yadav was part of the Indian contingent for the 2026 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow. In the 53 kg event, she won the silver medal with a total lift of . In snatch, she cleared , , and in her three attempts respectively. In clean & jerk, she cleared , , and in her three attempts respectively. She briefly set Commonwealth Games Records in both snatch and clean & jerk with her lifts of and respectively, before both were claimed by the gold medal winner, Onome Omolola.
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