Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Indian Powerlifter Keyaa Banerji Wins Junior Worlds Silver
Keyaa Banerji is a 21-year-old powerlifter from India.
She competed against other young athletes in the 47-kilogram class.
At a championship in South Africa, she lifted 140 kilograms in the deadlift.
That earned her the silver medal in that event.
France’s Ines Herbaux won gold with a 165-kilogram lift.
Ireland’s Blathnaid O’Dwyer also lifted 140 kilograms, but Banerji finished ahead of her.
Banerji also squatted 90 kilograms and bench-pressed 50 kilograms.
Her combined score from the three lifts was 280 kilograms.
People online congratulated her and praised her achievement.
Keyaa Kunal Banerji won silver in the deadlift at the IPF Junior World Championships in South Africa.
Competing in the Junior Women’s 47 kg category, she lifted 140 kg in the deadlift.
Banerji recorded a 90 kg squat, a 50 kg bench press and a 280 kg total.
She finished fifth overall at the Sub-Junior & Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships in Sun City.
Ines Herbaux won deadlift gold with 165 kg, while Banerji placed ahead of Ireland’s Blathnaid O’Dwyer after both lifted 140 kg.
- Who
- Indian powerlifter Keyaa Kunal Banerji, along with competitors Ines Herbaux and Blathnaid O’Dwyer.
- What
- Banerji won silver in the deadlift and finished fifth overall in the Junior Women’s 47 kg category.
- When
- At the latest IPF Junior World Championships; the articles do not specify a date.
- Where
- South Africa, at the championships in Sun City.
- Why
- She earned the medal by successfully lifting 140 kg in the deadlift.
- Athlete
- Keyaa Kunal Banerji
- Age
- 21
- Category
- Junior Women’s 47 kg
- Deadlift
- 140 kg; silver medal
- Squat
- 90 kg
- Bench press
- 50 kg
- Total
- 280 kg
- Overall result
- Fifth in the category