Pema’s Gym & Health Club in Martam, Gangtok, hosted a send-off event on December 28th for eleven of its athletes representing Sikkim at the 34th National Strength Lifting and Incline Bench Press Championship. The championship will be held in Loharu, Haryana, from January 1st to 5th.
Social worker Gyaltsen Bhutia presented traditional khadas (scarves) to each athlete, offering his best wishes for success at the national competition. The eleven athletes representing Sikkim from Pema’s Gym & Health Club are: Jigmee Youngda Bhutia, Sital Manger, Pempa Sherpa, Yanda Bhutia, Sharwan Subba, Bed Prasad Giri, Birendra Bishwakarma, Sumit Thami, Bijay Rai, Deewas Darjee, and Atiksha Pradhan. The club expressed its pride and confidence in their team’s ability to excel at the upcoming championship.