Media Release
Mangaluru, Dec 9: Aren Joy Fernandes has brought laurels to India by clinching multiple medals at the Asian Classic Powerlifting Championship 2024 held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on December 8.
Competing in the men’s 74kg junior category, Aren achieved remarkable success, securing a gold medal in the deadlift by lifting 305 kg, silver medals in the squat (247.50 kg) and bench press (155 kg), and the prestigious gold medal in the overall championship with a total lift of 707.50 kg.
This outstanding performance has made his family and community immensely proud. Aren is the son of Jude and Anandi Fernandes, parishioners of St Lawrence Church, Bondel.