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weightlifter

/ˈweɪtlɪftə(r)/noun

उच्चारण वेट्लिफ़्टर

भारोत्तोलक, वेटलिफ़्टर

Core word

noun
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    [C]

    a person who lifts heavy weights as a sport or for exercise

    भारोत्तोलक, वेटलिफ़्टर

    • Mirabai Chanu is a famous Indian weightlifter.
    • Karnam Malleswari was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal, as a weightlifter.
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Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.

कर्णम मल्लेश्वरी ने 2000 के सिडनी ओलंपिक में भारोत्तोलन में कांस्य पदक जीता और वे ओलंपिक पदक जीतने वाली पहली भारतीय महिला बनीं।