{"id":34135,"date":"2026-11-15T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-15T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=34135"},"modified":"2026-11-15T16:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T16:55:00","slug":"73-yr-old-telangana-powerlifter-adds-two-intl-medals-to-tally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=34135","title":{"rendered":"73-yr-old Telangana powerlifter adds two intl medals to tally"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Hyderabad:<\/strong> A septuagenarian banker from Telangana, who won gold medals at the National Powerlifting Championship last year despite having undergone heart bypass surgery, has now added two international medals to his tally.<\/p>\n

D V Shankar Rao (73) of the temple town of Bhadrachalam said on Sunday, November 15, that he won the medals at the World Masters Powerlifting Championships in Reno, Nevada, USA, in October 2026.<\/p>\n

Competing in the Masters-4, 74 kg category, he won the Overall Bronze in the Classic division on October 15 and the Overall Silver in the Equipped division on October 22.<\/p>\n

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\u201cStanding on the world podium at 73, representing my country and receiving two international medals, was an unforgettable moment,\u201d he told PTI.<\/p>\n

Shankar Rao said Bhadrachalam <\/a>MLA Tellam Venkata Rao had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi recommending that his accomplishment be featured in the Prime Minister\u2019s radio programme \u2018Mann Ki Baat\u2019 under the theme \u201cHealthy Ageing for a Stronger India\u201d.<\/p>\n

He had also submitted a request on the MyGov platform, he said.<\/p>\n

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Shankar Rao, who served as an officer in the State Bank of India, retired in July 2013. He underwent coronary artery bypass surgery in September 2012, at the age of 59.<\/p>\n