{"id":31294,"date":"2026-10-10T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=31294"},"modified":"2026-10-10T06:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T06:50:00","slug":"from-gas-cylinders-to-gold-maibam-gulubis-inspiring-journey-to-asian-powerlifting-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=31294","title":{"rendered":"From Gas Cylinders to Gold: Maibam Gulubi&#8217;s Inspiring Journey to Asian Powerlifting Glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>Before Maibam Gulubi had an international gold medal to bring home, she had gas cylinders to lift and a father whose enthusiasm for weightlifting was finding its way into his daughter\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>\u201cIn my early days, I would lift gas cylinders and heavy weights,\u201d the Manipur powerlifter told ANI on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>It is an ordinary household object to find at the beginning of a sporting journey. In Gulubi\u2019s recollection, it belongs alongside a childhood interest, local sporting events and people who noticed something in her strength.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>Years later, that interest has brought her to an international podium. Gulubi won gold for India in the junior women\u2019s 57-kg category at the 2026 Asian Classic and Equipped Bench Press Championships, held in Istanbul, T\u00fcrkiye, from September 21 to 27.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>Back home, asked about the journey, she spoke about her father, her coaches and her sisters. The medal came with a long list of people to thank.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>\u201cMy father was an avid weightlifter, and from a young age, I developed a keen interest in the sport,\u201d Gulubi said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>Her introduction to lifting began well before she took up powerlifting two years ago. As a child, she participated in local sporting events, where her performances drew encouragement from seniors in the community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>\u201cObserving my performance, local seniors encouraged me to pursue weightlifting professionally,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>That encouragement gave her childhood interest somewhere to go. People who had watched her compete urged her to take it further; the enthusiasm she had seen in her father became something she could pursue for herself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>\u201cMy father\u2019s enthusiasm for weightlifting and my own interest since childhood aligned with my discipline,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>Gulubi describes her progress with quiet directness: \u201cI began playing powerlifting two years ago, and I have progressed significantly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>The gold in Istanbul gives those words their measure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>When Gulubi spoke about the people who had helped her, she named them carefully.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>There were her parents and family. Her coaches, Sir Inao and Madam Sushila. Her elder sisters, Rojita and Annu. Friends, colleagues, local elders, her uncle and aunt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>\u201cI would like to extend my gratitude to my parents, family, coaches, Sir Inao, Madam Sushila, my elder sisters Rojita and Annu, my friends, colleagues and local elders, including my uncle and aunt, who have provided me with love and care,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>\u201cLove and care\u201d is a tender description of the support behind a sport measured in weight. It is also how Gulubi chose to explain her progress. Alongside her discipline, she remembers the people who encouraged her interest and stayed part of her journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>Her account moves easily between the sporting and the personal: a father who loved lifting, elders who recognised ability, coaches who helped her develop, sisters and relatives she wanted to thank when the medal was hers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>After returning to India, Gulubi met Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh at the Secretariat in Mantripukhri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>Congratulating her, Singh said the achievement had brought pride to both the state and the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>\u201cMay she continue to reach greater heights and inspire our young athletes,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>For the young lifter, the continental title is a significant milestone just two years into powerlifting. For those who first watched her at local sporting events, it offers a distant, larger stage on which to recognise the ability they once encouraged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>Gulubi\u2019s story now includes Istanbul, an Indian representation and an Asian gold medal. But when she tells it, she still goes back to the gas cylinders, her father\u2019s enthusiasm and the people at home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\" id=\"text-element\" config=\"[object Object]\">\n<p>She has a gold medal to her name. 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