{"id":25133,"date":"2026-07-20T02:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T02:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25133"},"modified":"2026-07-20T02:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T02:18:00","slug":"india-at-cwg-2026-know-your-athlete-kasthuri-rajamani-para-powerlifting-commonwealth-games-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=25133","title":{"rendered":"India at CWG 2026: Know Your Athlete \u2013 Kasthuri Rajamani (Para Powerlifting) | Commonwealth Games News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js_tbl_article\">\n<div class=\"para-txt modified-list\"><strong>Event:<\/strong> Women&#8217;s Para Powerlifting, 67kg<br \/><!--1--><amp-iframe on=\"message:AMP.setState()\" amp-access-hide=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/photogallery.indiatimes.com\/one_tap_login_iframe.cms?parentUrl=https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/commonwealth-games\/indian-athletes\/india-at-cwg-2026-know-your-athlete-kasthuri-rajamani-para-powerlifting\/articleshow\/132504001.cms\" amp-access=\"NOT (status=\" success=\"\" class=\"onetapDial\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-forms allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" width=\"390\" height=\"275\" layout=\"fixed\" allow=\"identity-credentials-get\"\/><br \/><!--2--><br \/><!--3--><br \/><!--4--><strong>Personal Best:<\/strong> 106kg<br \/><!--5--><br \/><!--6--><br \/><!--7--><br \/><!--8--><strong>CWG Record:<\/strong> The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will mark <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kasthuri-rajamani\">Kasthuri Rajamani<\/a>&#8216;s debut at the event.<br \/><!--9--><br \/><!--10--><br \/><!--11--><strong>Major Achievements:<\/strong><br \/><!--12--><br \/><!--13--><strong\/><br \/><!--14--><br \/><!--15--><\/p>\n<ul class=\"brandwireUL\">\n<li>Paris Paralympics 2024: Finished 8th in the women&#8217;s 67kg final with a lift of 106kg, equalling her personal best<\/li>\n<li>Para Powerlifting World Cup 2024: Bronze medal in the women&#8217;s 67kg with a lift of 105kg<\/li>\n<li>Khelo India Para Games 2023: Gold medal in the elite 67kg category with a lift of 100kg<\/li>\n<li>Asian Para Games 2022, Hangzhou: 5th place finish in the women&#8217;s 67kg category<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--16-->Affected by polio in both legs as a child and raised by her grandmother after losing her mother early in life, Kasthuri Rajamani from Tamil Nadu discovered para powerlifting relatively late, taking up the sport in 2018 at the age of 34 after a friend introduced her to it. Trained by coach G. Vijaya Sarathy and later at the Sports Authority of India, she made rapid progress, representing India at the Asian Para Games within four years of picking up the sport.<br \/><!--17--><br \/><!--18--><br \/><!--19-->Today, at 41, Kasthuri is one of India&#8217;s most experienced para powerlifters, having gone on to compete at the Paris Paralympics. She now turns her attention to Glasgow, looking to add a Commonwealth Games medal to her growing list of achievements.<br \/><!--20--><br \/><!--21--><br \/><!--22--><strong>Career Best<\/strong><br \/><!--23--><br \/><!--24--><strong\/><br \/><!--25--><br \/><!--26-->Kasthuri produced the best lift of her career at the Paris Paralympics 2024, lifting 106kg in the women&#8217;s 67kg final to finish 8th, matching her personal best on the biggest stage of her career.<br \/><!--27--><br \/><!--28--><br \/><!--29--><strong>Commonwealth Games Debut<\/strong><br \/><!--30--><br \/><!--31--><strong\/><br \/><!--32--><br \/><!--33-->The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will mark Kasthuri Rajamani&#8217;s debut at the event, where she will be one of India&#8217;s most experienced campaigners in the para powerlifting contingent.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.sng.link\/Eqhd4\/65xg2\/gh2v\" title=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.sng.link\/Eqhd4\/65xg2\/gh2v\">Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. 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