Arunachal strength-lifter in 55-member Indian team

ITANAGAR, Apr 7: Katu Yomcha of Arunachal Pradesh is among the 55-member team representing the country at the 6th International Strength Lifting and Incline Bench Press Championship, 2018, currently underway at Bali, Indonesia.
She will participate in the senior women’s 65 kg category in the championship, informed Arunachal Pradesh Strengthlifting Association (Interim).
Katu is a renowned sportsperson from West Siang, and had won the gold medal in arm wrestling in the first State Olympics in 2015, and a bronze medal each in the National Championship in 2016 and 2017. She also won a bronze medal in the 70 kg category in the National Strength Lifting Championship held in Maharashtra this year.