Archive · 1 Sep 2026
India’s Keyaa Banerji Wins Silver at Junior Powerlifting Worlds
Keyaa Banerji is an Indian powerlifter.
She competed in the junior 47kg event.
The competition took place in South Africa.
Keyaa lifted 140 kilograms altogether.
Her lifts included a 90-kilogram squat and a 50-kilogram bench press.
This earned her the silver medal.
Ines Herbaux of France won gold with 165 kilograms.
Blathnaid O’Dwyer of Ireland won bronze with the same total as Keyaa.
Keyaa was 21 years old and lifted about three times her body weight.
Keyaa Banerji won the silver medal in the junior 47kg category at the IPF World Championships.
The sub-junior and junior classic powerlifting championships were held in South Africa.
Banerji lifted 140kg in total, including a 90kg squat and 50kg bench press.
France’s Ines Herbaux won gold with a 165kg total.
Ireland’s Blathnaid O’Dwyer won bronze after also lifting 140kg.
- Who
- India’s Keyaa Banerji, France’s Ines Herbaux and Ireland’s Blathnaid O’Dwyer.
- What
- Banerji won silver in the junior 47kg category at the IPF World Championships.
- Where
- South Africa.
- Why
- Banerji earned silver after recording a 140kg total lift.
- Athlete
- Keyaa Banerji
- Medal
- Silver
- Category
- Junior 47kg
- Total lift
- 140kg
- Squat
- 90kg
- Bench press
- 50kg
- Gold medalist
- Ines Herbaux of France, with 165kg