{"id":33118,"date":"2026-10-31T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33118"},"modified":"2026-10-31T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T17:15:00","slug":"bengaluru-teenager-with-down-syndrome-wins-gold-at-world-powerlifting-championship-bengaluru-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33118","title":{"rendered":"Bengaluru teenager with Down syndrome wins gold at world powerlifting championship | Bengaluru 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 src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-135407882,imgsize-277973,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/whatsapp-image-2026-10-31-at-170208jpeg.jpg\" alt=\"Bengaluru teenager with Down syndrome wins gold at world powerlifting championship\" title=\"Sohursh Shankar being fecilitated today\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Sohursh Shankar being fecilitated today\">Sohursh Shankar being fecilitated today<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Bengaluru<\/span>: Sohursh Shankar, a 19-year-old Bengaluru athlete with Down syndrome, won a gold medal at the 2026 Amateur World Powerlifting Congress (AWPC) world championships held in Manchester, UK, in Sept.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Sohursh secured the medal in the 75kg junior special olympics classic raw category with a combined lift of 242.5kg, comprising a 90kg squat, 50kg bench press and 102.5kg deadlift. The championship saw participation from athletes representing 15 countries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>He was felicitated by Karnataka commissioner for persons with disabilities, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mahesh-babu\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mahesh Babu<\/a>, at an event organised by PHYSIS by TALC-The Alternative Learning Community in Bengaluru recently. <!-- -->Sohursh is a former student of the institution.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Sohursh, who was born with low muscle tone and experienced delays in developmental milestones, underwent early intervention, physiotherapy and occupational therapy. Coming from a family with a strong sporting background, he initially developed an interest in tennis before taking up powerlifting.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>His mother, Anitha Shankar, said the family had encouraged him to pursue sports alongside education and other interests. Sohursh completed his Class XII examinations through the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) earlier this year. The family is now exploring higher education and vocational opportunities to help him develop greater independence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Speaking at the felicitation, Mahesh Babu stressed the need to create opportunities for persons with disabilities to participate equally in society.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/bengaluru\/bengaluru-teenager-with-down-syndrome-wins-gold-at-world-powerlifting-championship\/articleshow\/135407884.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sohursh Shankar being fecilitated today Bengaluru: Sohursh Shankar, a 19-year-old Bengaluru athlete with Down syndrome, won a gold medal at the 2026 Amateur World Powerlifting Congress (AWPC) world championships held in Manchester, UK, in Sept.Sohursh secured the medal in the 75kg junior special olympics classic raw category with a combined lift of 242.5kg, comprising a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1887,"featured_media":33119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-powerlifting-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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