Bhubaneswar: Tribal weightlifter Jyotsna Sabar from Odisha was conferred with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on Friday. President Droupadi Murmu honoured her with the award at an event held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
Altogether 21 children from across the country were conferred with the Pradhan Mantri Bal Puraskar on the occasion.
The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar is India’s highest civilian honour for individuals aged five to 18 years, to recognise exceptional achievements across diverse fields like art and culture, innovation, science and technology, social service, sports and instances of bravery.
Jyotsna Sabar, a native of Gajapati district, created a youth Asian record for total lift at the Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships in Doha in 2024. The young weightlifter clinched gold medals in snatch (60kg), clean and jerk (75kg) and overall category (60+75=135kg) in the 40kg section of the championships.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi congratulated Jyotsna on receiving the award., describing her as the pride of Odisha.
