Meena Kumari

Meena Kumari (born 15 August 1994) is an Indian weightlifter and Inspector in Punjabi Police, who placed fifth in the women's 58 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Career

Police service Kumari joined the Punjab police as a constable after attending college. 83 kg in snatch and 111 kg in clean and jerk.

In May 2016 at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Kumari successfully appealed a three-year ban imposed on her by the Indian Weightlifting Federation in November 2014 for unspecified alleged behaviour in training and at the Commonwealth Games. The high court set aside the ban.

In 2017, Kumari took part in the Senior National Powerlifting Championship in Kerala and won a silver medal in the deadlift and bronze in the squat, placing third in the 63 kg category.

Personal life Kumari is from Jattewali village in Adampur, Punjab, where her father is a tailor. She has three older brothers.