{"id":15389,"date":"2026-03-09T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:40:00","slug":"retd-govt-staffer-shines-at-powerlifting-world-cship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389","title":{"rendered":"Retd Govt Staffer Shines at Powerlifting World C\u2019ship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b>Hyderabad:<\/b>Perumalla Pradeep Kumar, a retired accounts officer from the Malkajgiri Commissionerate, won a silver medal in the Masters category at the Powerlifting World Cup held last month in Cairo, Egypt. Sports and youth services minister Vakiti Srihari congratulated Pradeep Kumar for his achievement and for bringing international recognition to Telangana.<\/p>\n<p>Pradeep Kumar secured second place by lifting 400 kg in the 82.5 kg weight category at the international event. His performance earned him the silver medal in the Masters category.<\/p>\n<p>The athlete earlier served as an accounts officer in the Malkajgiri Commissionerate before retiring from government service. Despite retirement, he continued pursuing powerlifting and representing the state at international competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulating him, the minister said such achievements bring pride to Telangana and inspire young sportspersons to pursue sports seriously. He added that the state government remains committed to promoting sports and supporting athletes who represent Telangana at national and international platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Srihari assured that the government would extend all necessary support to sportspersons and expressed hope that Pradeep Kumar would achieve many more milestones in the future, bringing further recognition to Telangana and India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/amp\/southern-states\/telangana\/retd-govt-staffer-shines-at-powerlifting-world-cship-1942673\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyderabad:Perumalla Pradeep Kumar, a retired accounts officer from the Malkajgiri Commissionerate, won a silver medal in the Masters category at the Powerlifting World Cup held last month in Cairo, Egypt. Sports and youth services minister Vakiti Srihari congratulated Pradeep Kumar for his achievement and for bringing international recognition to Telangana. Pradeep Kumar secured second place [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":15390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-powerlifting-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Retd Govt Staffer Shines at Powerlifting World C\u2019ship - World Bodybuilding News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Retd Govt Staffer Shines at Powerlifting World C\u2019ship - World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hyderabad:Perumalla Pradeep Kumar, a retired accounts officer from the Malkajgiri Commissionerate, won a silver medal in the Masters category at the Powerlifting World Cup held last month in Cairo, Egypt. Sports and youth services minister Vakiti Srihari congratulated Pradeep Kumar for his achievement and for bringing international recognition to Telangana. Pradeep Kumar secured second place [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-09T17:40:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"DC Correspondent\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"DC Correspondent\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=15389#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=15389\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"DC Correspondent\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e78a5e65fe85c231376a76b8a0e2bdc8\"},\"headline\":\"Retd Govt Staffer Shines at Powerlifting World C\u2019ship\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-09T17:40:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=15389\"},\"wordCount\":196,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=15389#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/2019709-screenshot-2026-03-10-at-64131-am.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Powerlifting News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=15389#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=15389\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=15389\",\"name\":\"Retd Govt Staffer Shines at Powerlifting World C\u2019ship - World Bodybuilding News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=15389#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=15389#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/2019709-screenshot-2026-03-10-at-64131-am.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-09T17:40:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e78a5e65fe85c231376a76b8a0e2bdc8\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=15389#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=15389\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=15389#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/2019709-screenshot-2026-03-10-at-64131-am.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/2019709-screenshot-2026-03-10-at-64131-am.jpg\",\"width\":550,\"height\":354},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?p=15389#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Retd Govt Staffer Shines at Powerlifting World C\u2019ship\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"World Bodybuilding News\",\"description\":\"Data, Rankings, Results.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e78a5e65fe85c231376a76b8a0e2bdc8\",\"name\":\"DC Correspondent\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/?s=96&d=initials&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/?s=96&d=initials&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/?s=96&d=initials&r=g\",\"caption\":\"DC Correspondent\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\\\/?author=192\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Retd Govt Staffer Shines at Powerlifting World C\u2019ship - World Bodybuilding News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Retd Govt Staffer Shines at Powerlifting World C\u2019ship - World Bodybuilding News","og_description":"Hyderabad:Perumalla Pradeep Kumar, a retired accounts officer from the Malkajgiri Commissionerate, won a silver medal in the Masters category at the Powerlifting World Cup held last month in Cairo, Egypt. Sports and youth services minister Vakiti Srihari congratulated Pradeep Kumar for his achievement and for bringing international recognition to Telangana. Pradeep Kumar secured second place [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389","og_site_name":"World Bodybuilding News","article_published_time":"2026-03-09T17:40:00+00:00","author":"DC Correspondent","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"DC Correspondent","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389"},"author":{"name":"DC Correspondent","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e78a5e65fe85c231376a76b8a0e2bdc8"},"headline":"Retd Govt Staffer Shines at Powerlifting World C\u2019ship","datePublished":"2026-03-09T17:40:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389"},"wordCount":196,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019709-screenshot-2026-03-10-at-64131-am.jpg","articleSection":["Powerlifting News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389","url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389","name":"Retd Govt Staffer Shines at Powerlifting World C\u2019ship - World Bodybuilding News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019709-screenshot-2026-03-10-at-64131-am.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-09T17:40:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e78a5e65fe85c231376a76b8a0e2bdc8"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019709-screenshot-2026-03-10-at-64131-am.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2019709-screenshot-2026-03-10-at-64131-am.jpg","width":550,"height":354},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=15389#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Retd Govt Staffer Shines at Powerlifting World C\u2019ship"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/","name":"World Bodybuilding News","description":"Data, Rankings, Results.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e78a5e65fe85c231376a76b8a0e2bdc8","name":"DC Correspondent","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=initials&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=initials&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=initials&r=g","caption":"DC Correspondent"},"url":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?author=192"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}