{"id":25101,"date":"2026-07-19T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T19:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25101"},"modified":"2026-07-19T19:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T19:26:00","slug":"india-at-cwg-2026-know-your-athlete-jaspreet-kaur-para-powerlifting-commonwealth-games-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25101","title":{"rendered":"India at CWG 2026: Know Your Athlete \u2013 Jaspreet Kaur (Para Powerlifting) | Commonwealth Games News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img 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class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>A native of Bathinda, Punjab, Jaspreet Kaur&#8217;s journey to para powerlifting began far from the sport. <!-- -->After contracting polio at the age of three, she went on to complete an M.Tech and worked as a software engineer, but a sedentary desk job saw her weight balloon to nearly 80kg, putting severe pressure on her body.<!-- --> Determined to reclaim her health, she quit her job, joined a gym, and discovered para powerlifting in the process, shedding close to 40kg in 18 months.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Today, the 32-year-old trains under Athens 2004 Paralympic bronze medallist Rajinder Singh Rahelu at the National Centre of Excellence in Gandhinagar. <!-- -->Since breaking the national record with a 101kg lift, she has gone on to win an international medal and earned selection for both the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, a journey she describes as one that began with a simple goal of getting fit.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Career Best<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Jaspreet produced the best lift of her career at the Khelo India Para Games 2025 in New Delhi, lifting 101kg in the women&#8217;s 45kg category to win gold and set a new national record, surpassing her own previous best of 100kg set just a week earlier.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Commonwealth Games Debut<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will mark 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