Jyoshna Sabar

Jyoshna Sabar is an Indian weightlifter. She broke the Asian Youth Record at the 2024 Asian Youth Championships, lifting a total of 135 kg in the 40 kg category.

Early life

Sabar was born in a remote village, Pekata, in Gajapati district, Odisha to Kirtan Sabar and Gachameri Sabar. The teaching staff of her school recognized her sporting potential.
Sabar was selected to join the TENVIC Sports Weightlifting High Performance Centre in 2018, and simultaneously pursued her education at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences.

Sabar trains under Ravi Kumar Katulu at the TENVIC High Performance Centre in Bhubaneswar. Sabar has won several medals at the state and national levels. While winning gold in the 40 kg category at the 2023 Khelo India Youth Games, she set a new National Record of 60 kg in the snatch.
In May 2023, the Talent Identification and Development Committee of the Khelo India initiative selected Sabar as one of the weightlifters to be designated a Khelo India Athlete, thereby receiving support for training and in competitions.
Sabar won a bronze and a silver at the 2023 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in the 40 kg event.
Sabar won two silvers at the 2024 Youth World Weightlifting Championships in the 40 kg event.