Achinta Sheuli Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Weightlifter
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	24/11/2001
Age	22 years
Birthplace	Deulpur, West Bengal

Bio/Wiki

Nickname(s)	Babu Achi
Famous for	Winning gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022 with 313 kg weightlift

Physical Stats & More

Height	168 cm
Weight	75 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Deulpur High School (H.S), Deulpur, West Bengal Army Sports Institute, Pune

Personal Life

Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Hobbies	Watching films Riding motorcycles
Controversy	Expelled from the national camp in March 2024

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Family

Father

Jagat Sheuli (manual labourer)

Mother

Purnima Sheuli

Siblings

Brother	Alok Sheuli (contractual employee in the fire brigade)

Spouse

N/A

Children

N/A

Career

Event	73 kg
Coach(s)	Astam Das (former national-level weightlifter) Vijay Sharma
Medals	Commonwealth Youth Championship, Apia, Samoa (2015)- Silver Khelo India Youth Games, Delhi (2018)- Gold Commonwealth Senior and Junior Championships, Apia, Samoa (2019)- Gold South Asian Games, Kathmandu (2019)- Gold Asian Youth Championship, Gifu, Japan (2019)- Silver Junior World Weightlifting Championships, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (2021)- Silver Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, England (2022)- Gold
Records	In 2019, in the Commonwealth Championships, he made a national record by lifting 316 kg In 2022, he made a record by lifting 313 kg at the Commonwealth games

Some Lesser Known Facts

Achinta Sheuli set a record by lifting 313 kg at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
His interest in weightlifting sparked at a local gym where he observed his brother and other weightlifters.
When his father passed away, his brother sacrificed his college education so Achinta could pursue weightlifting.
Initially, he managed with little income before receiving a stipend at the Khelo India camp.
He dedicated his gold medal at CWG 2022 to his coach and brother.
Following his victory at CWG, he received congratulations from PM Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu.