At the SAI center NSNIS Patiala, Achinta Sheuli can be seen constantly hustling and making his calm nature do the talking at every training session. Set for his debut at the Commonwealth Games later this month, the Bengal weightlifter has his priorities in place.
Achinta will compete in the 73kg category. His life-long hardships and internal motivation, honed over years, will reflect in his performance in Birmingham.
Hailing from Dhulagarh in Howrah, he joined his brother Alok at the local gym at the age of 10 and used to go all seven days of the week. Initially, it was just baithak (a modified squat) and don (a modified pushup). Lifting came later.
Achinta’s passion and discipline were fuelled by the conditions back home. His dad used to work as a laborer to do the most to provide for the family.
