Achinta Sheuli Bio, Age, Career, Family

Achinta Sheuli Bio: You guys have probably heard the name of Achinta recently. Achinta is the name of the professional Indian Weightlifter who has made the country proud by achieving the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022. As you know that Commonwealth Games have started and till now, India has earned seven medals in the competition.

Achinta is one of the seven athletes. If you guys want to know more about the person who is working hard to make a big name for the country then you must look here. Achinta is just 20 years old and is already on the path to success. You will know more about your favourite athlete in our article. For Example, Schinta Sheuli Bio, Career, etc.

Achinta Sheuli Bio

Achinta Sheuli has been born and brought up in a middle-class family. He competed in the 73 Kg Weight class at Commonwealth Games 2022. There Sheuli lifted 143 kg in snatch and 170 kg in clean and jerk. In other words, he lifted 313 kg and set a game record. By lifting this weight, he received a gold medal.

Achinta Sheuli is a two-time gold medalist in the Commonwealth Games. Sheuli was focused on weight lifting from starting which led him to the win. He is the best example for the young generation of the country. The gold medal of the Sheuli is India’s third medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022. To know more about the weightlifter, read the following article till the end.

Delighted that the talented Achinta Sheuli has won a Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games. He is known for his calm nature and tenacity. He has worked very hard for this special achievement. My best wishes to him for his future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/cIWATg18Ce

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 1, 2022

Achinta Sheuli’ Bio: Highlights 

Name	Achinta Sheuli
Age	20 Years Old
Sport	Weightlifter
Nationality	Indian
Religion	Hindu
Born Place	West Bengal
Father’s Name	Pratik Sheulo
Mother’ Name	Purnima Sheuli
Siblings	Alok Sheuli
Date of Birth	24th November 2001

Achinta Sheuli At Commonwealth Games 2022

Achinta Sheuli has also participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The game is recently conducted at Birmingham. He has participated in the 73 kg weight class. On 1st August 2022, he lifted 143 kg in snatch which was equal to his previous best record and 170 kg in clean and jerk. For this, he won the gold medal. After winning the gold medal. Sheuli thanked his family for the sacrifices they have made for his career. He said that it was the first major event in which he have participated. He has credited his family for helping him in reaching this place.

Achinta Sheuli Family

He was born in a middle-class family. They lived in  Deulpur, Panchla situated in the Howrah district of West Bengal. He completed his studies at Deulpur High School and then Army Sports Institute. His father’s name is Pratik Sheuli. He was a manual labourer who unfortunately left the world when he was just 13 years old i.e., in 2013. After this disaster, Achnita’s brother took all of his father’s responsibility. The name of Achinta’s brother is Alok. He was also a weightlifter but he dropped it to support his brother’s career and family.

Achinta Sheuli Early Life and Career

He started weightlifting in 2011 when he was just 11 years old. But in 1023, his father passed away which disturbed him and the family. It created a lot of distraction for his career as there was no one to feed the family. So, to help Achinta and the family, his brother step up and started supporting the family and his brother’s career. The family did embroidery.

Achinta also helped his mother and brother in the work of embroidery along with it he was also training for weightlifting. After a while, Sheli participate in the Youth National Games which was held in Haryana. He grabbed the third position in the game. In 2013, Sheuli won the tournament of Junior National Level Weightlifting. There he competed in the 50 kg weight class.

By winning this championship, he got the chance of entering the Army Sports Institute situated in Pun in 2014. He also participated in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships where he got 2 gold medals. Now he has won a gold medal at Commonwealth Games 2022 where he lifted 73 kg weight.

Achinta Sheuli Medal Record

Name	Medal	Weight	Year
Commonwealth Games, Birmingham	Gold	73 Kg	2022
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, Tashkent	Gold	73 Kg	2021
Junior World Weightlifting Championships, Tashkent	Silver	73 Kg	2021
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, Apia	Gold	73 Kg	2019
Junior National Level Weightlifting Tournament	Won	50 Kg	2013
Youth National Games	Third Position	–	–

Achinta’s Social Media Account

You can now get to know more about Achinta through his social media account. By winning the Gold medal, the social media account of the athlete has also been boosted. He has 17.7 K followers on Instagram and the number is still increasing. He is active on social media and has shared 65 posts till now. You can also follow him on Facebook.

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