Indian weightlifter Preetismita Bhoi made headlines by smashing the youth clean and jerk world record in the women's 40kg category, earning a gold medal at the IWF World Youth Championships.

The 15-year-old eclipsed the previous record of 75kg by lifting 76kg on Wednesday. In addition to her record-breaking performance,

Bhoi lifted 57kg in the snatch, accumulating a total of 133kg. She narrowly missed the youth world standard by just 2kg on the very first day of the competition.