Mabia Akhter Simanta (born 7 October 1999) is a Bangladeshi weightlifter. She was born in Madaripur. She won gold medal in the women's 63 kg weight class at the 2016 South Asian Games at Guwahati.[4][5] She also won a gold in youth section and two silver medals in senior & juniors section in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in Pune, India in October 2015 in the women's 63 kg category. She lifted a total weight of 176 kg in winning the gold medal.[1][6]
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| Native name | মাবিয়া আকতার সীমান্ত | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Mabia Akhter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Mabia Akhter Simanta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Simanta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bangladeshi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 1999[1] Madaripur, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 63 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editAkhter's father Harunur Rashid was a small grocery owner.[7]
Career
editShe came into weightlifting by her maternal uncle, Shahadat Kazi in 2010.[7] She won a bronze in the 2012 South Asian Weightlifting Championship, silver in the 2013 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in Malaysia.[8]
In 2016, she took part in the Asian Weightlifting Championships for the first time and stood 13th in the women's 63 kg weight class. Mabia stood 6th in the same category during her 18th Asian Games journey.[9]
Besides her sporting career, Mabia serves in Bangladesh Ansar.[10]
Personal life
editMabia Akhter came from a poor family. At one time her study was stopped due to poverty. Now she got admitted to Bangladesh Open University to continue her study.[7]
Awards
edit- Anannya Top Ten Awards (2015)
See also
edit- Mahfuza Khatun, Bangladeshi swimmer
References
edit- ^ a b c "2015 Commonwealth Youth Championships Pune – India October 11-15" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- ^ "2015 Commonwealth Senior Championships Pune – India October 11-15" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- ^ "2015 Commonwealth Juniors Championships Pune – INDIA October 11-15" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- ^ "SA Games: Mabia wins first gold medal for BD". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). Dhaka. 2016-02-07. Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ^ "Bangladesh's Mabia Akhter earns gold in women's weightlifting in South Asian Games". Bdnews24.com. Dhaka. 2016-02-07. Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
The 16-year old beat competitors from Sri Lanka and Nepal in the 63kg class in Guwahati, India on Sunday.
- ^ "Simanta clinches one gold and two silvers". The Independent (Bangladesh newspaper). Dhaka. 2015-10-15. Archived from the original on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- ^ a b c Badiuzzaman (2016-04-16). অলিম্পিকের হাতছানি [Olympics opportunities]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ Rahman, Anisur (2016-02-08). "Mabia, Mahfuza make it Bangladesh's day". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
Mabia was brought into weightlifting by her maternal uncle in 2010 and since then the girl from Madaripur won herself many international medals including a bronze in the 2012 South Asian Weightlifting Championship, silver in the 2013 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship and gold in the 2015 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship.
- ^ "Akhter Mabia". IWF - International Weightlifting Federation. 2019-01-10. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- ^ Hassan, Quamrul (2016-10-04). "Guardians of the Gold". Prothom Alo. Dhaka. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
External links
edit- Mabia Akhter at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Interview in Prothom Alo published on 16 February 2016. (in Bengali)
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