Event: Women’s 77kgPersonal Best: 220kg (96kg snatch + 124kg clean & jerk)CWG Record: The 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will mark Sanjana’s debut at the event.Major Achievements:
Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026 : Bronze medals in snatch, clean & jerk and the overall total in the women’s 77kg category, with a personal-best lift of 220kg- Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships 2023: Silver medal in the Youth Women’s 76kg with a total of 198kg, along with gold in clean & jerk and silver in snatch
A weightlifter who first made her mark on the junior and youth circuit, Sanjana announced herself with a string of medals at the Asian Youth & Junior Championships in 2023, before graduating to the senior 77kg category.Today, the 19-year-old has emerged as one of India’s promising young lifters in the heavier weight categories. She capped a strong 2026 season with a personal-best effort at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Gandhinagar, sweeping bronze medals across snatch, clean & jerk and the overall total, and setting herself up for her first major multi-sport Games.Career BestSanjana produced the best lift of her career at the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026 in Gandhinagar, totalling 220kg (96kg snatch + 124kg clean & jerk) in the women’s 77kg to sweep bronze medals in snatch, clean & jerk and the overall category.Commonwealth Games DebutThe 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will mark Sanjana’s debut at the event, where she becomes one of India’s youngest weightlifters in the squad.
