Kasthuri Rajamani
{{Short description|Indian para power lifter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Kasthuri Rajamani
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| nationality = Indian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|8|23}}
| birth_place = Tamil Nadu, India
| sport = Para powerlifting
| weight_class = 67 kg
| club = Sports Authority of India
| coach = G. Vijaya Sarathy
| show-medals = yes
| updated = 23 April 2025
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Kasthuri Rajamani (born 23 August 1984){{Cite web |title=Kasthuri Rajamani |url=https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/kasthuri-rajamani_2500986 |access-date=2024-09-06 |work=Paris 2024 Paralympics}} ([https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/kasthuri-rajamani_2500986 alternate link], [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024-paralimpicos/atleta/kasthuri-rajamani_2500986 alternate link 2]) is an Indian para power lifter from Tamil Nadu. She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris in the women's 67 kg category. {{Cite news |date=2024-07-07 |title=At 39, Kasthuri set for debut at Paralympics |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/kasthuri-rajamani-qualifies-for-paralympics-debut-at-39/articleshow/111545717.cms |access-date=2024-08-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} With a personal best score of 106kg, she finished 8th in Paris.{{Cite web |title=Powerlifter Kasthuri Rajamani Finishes 8th At Paralympic Games | Olympics News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/paralympic-games-2024/powerlifter-kasthuri-rajamani-finishes-8th-at-paralympic-games-6507192 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}}
Early life
Kasthuri is affected by polio in both her legs in the childhood. She also lost her mother early in life and was raised up by her grandmother. A friend, who is a sport shooter, took her to the boxing academy at a Corporation Ground in Nungambakkam, Chennai, for training in powerlifting in December 2018. Later, she was trained by G. Vijaya Sarathy, a senior para coach with Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Liffy |date=2024-08-31 |title=Paralympic Games: More power to Kasthuri |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/paralympic-games-more-power-to-kasthuri/article68590988.ece |access-date=2024-09-08 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} In 2023, she was recruited by Sports Authority for India for further training.
Career
She represented India at the 2022 Asian Para Games at Hangzhou, China{{Cite web |date=2023-12-14 |title=Khelo India Para Games: TN's Kasthuri Bags Powerlifting Gold; Manish Hits Bulls Eye In Shooting - Eastern Mirror |url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/khelo-india-para-games-tns-kasthuri-bags-powerlifting-gold-manish-hits-bulls-eye-in-shooting/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=easternmirrornagaland.com |language=en-US}} and finished 5th in the 67kg category. Earlier, she won gold at the Khelo India games in 2023.{{Cite news |date=2024-09-06 |title=Powerlifter Kasthuri Rajamani finishes 8th at Paris Paralympics |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/paris-paralympics/powerlifter-kasthuri-rajamani-finishes-8th-at-paris-paralympics/articleshow/113135009.cms |access-date=2024-09-08 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
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Category:Paralympic powerlifters for India
Category:Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu
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