Classic and Equipped Commonwealth Competition-2026

Sets eye on Asian powerlifting championship to be held at Mongolia

Mysuru: Mysuru’s Alifiya Vagh, representing India in the recently held Classic and Equipped Commonwealth Championship-2026 at Winnipeg in Canada, won four gold medals in Master-2 (Age 50 to 59) U-84kg (bodyweight) Equipped Powerlifting competition.

She won gold in Squat with a lift of 170kgs, Bench Press (80 kgs), Deadlift (175 kgs) and an overall gold for a total lift of 425 kgs.

Alifiya also secured second place for Overall Best Lifter in the M2 Women’s category. In the Classic Powerlifting competition Master 2 (84kgs category), she emerged 5th among 11 women competitors.

Alifiya trains under coach Sujay Janardhan of Redcage Gym, Bengaluru, who is also a Commonwealth and World Gold medallist in Powerlifting and trainer B.S. Chandan of Rawbrick Gym. Currently, she is gearing up to represent India in the Asia Classic and Equipped Powerlifting Championship to be held at Ulanbataar in Mongolia from Dec.1 to Dec.11, 2026.

Earlier this year, Alifiya Vagh had won six gold medals, setting four national records in the Equipped Powerlifting, at the Classic and Equipped Master’s National Powerlifting Championship – 2026 held at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra.