{"id":28679,"date":"2026-09-07T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=28679"},"modified":"2026-09-07T15:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T15:22:00","slug":"hyderabad-powerlifters-ajay-banerjee-vanisha-rao-qualify-for-world-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=28679","title":{"rendered":"Hyderabad powerlifters Ajay Banerjee, Vanisha Rao qualify for World Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"excerpt\">Hyderabad powerlifters Ajay Banerjee and S. Vanisha Rao have qualified for the World Powerlifting Championships in Manchester, UK. Banerjee will compete in the Masters category and Rao in Teen-2. The duo left from Shamshabad Airport on Monday ahead of the championships<\/p>\n<div class=\"publish-time\">\n<p>Published Date &#8211; 7 September 2026, 08:52 PM <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-img\">\n<figure>&#13;<br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/media.telanganatoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/powerlifters.jpg\" alt=\"Hyderabad powerlifters Ajay Banerjee, Vanisha Rao qualify for World Championships\" class=\"lozad\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Hyderabad<\/strong>: City-based powerlifters Ajay Banerjee and S. Vanisha Rao have qualified to compete in the World Powerlifting Championships, to be held in Manchester, UK, from September 10 to 14.<\/p>\n<p>Banerjee will compete in the Masters category, while Vanisha Rao will participate in the Teen-2 category.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>The duo left for Manchester from Shamshabad Airport on Monday. Telangana State Powerlifting Association president Inturi Rekha, along with fellow athletes, wished them success and gave them a warm send-off.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/telanganatoday.com\/hyderabad-powerlifters-ajay-banerjee-vanisha-rao-qualify-for-world-championships\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyderabad powerlifters Ajay Banerjee and S. Vanisha Rao have qualified for the World Powerlifting Championships in Manchester, UK. Banerjee will compete in the Masters category and Rao in Teen-2. 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