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'''Chandra Sekhar Sahu''' is a former Indian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the men's 75&nbsp;kg event at the [[1991 South Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chandra Sekhar Sahu|url=https://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NTY1Mg==|work=Orisports|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Sahu hails from [[Berhampur]] and was born in a family of weightlifters. His father, Rama Chandra Sahu, and his brother, Krushna Chandra Sahu, were national-level weightlifters. His son, Punit Chandra Sahu, is a youth-level national weightlifter and a [[Khelo India Youth Games|Khelo India Games]] medalist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Punit Chandra Sahu|url=https://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NTMxMw==|work=Orisports|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Khelo India Youth Games: Odisha's Punit Sahu Bags Silver Medal In Weightlifting|url=https://pragativadi.com/khelo-india-youth-games-odishas-punit-sahu-bags-silver-medal-in-weightlifting/|website=Pragativadi|date=8 June 2022|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Sahu represented Odisha, Maharashtra, and Railways in the National Weightlifting Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chandra Sekhar Sahu|url=http://sportsodisha.com/personalitySingle/5652|work=sportsodisha.com|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> He won the gold medal in the men's 75&nbsp;kg category, lifting 127.5&nbsp;kg in snatch and 162.5&nbsp;kg in clean and jerk for a total of 290&nbsp;kg at the 1991 SAF Games held in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. He was also a gold medallist at the [[Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sahu's tale: Working in tea stalls to winning gold at Khelo India University Games|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2020/feb/28/sahus-tale-working-in-tea-stalls-to-winning-gold-at-khelo-india-university-games-2109698.html|website=The News Indian Express|date=28 February 2020|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Poor sports infrastructure in CWG medal winner's town|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/poor-sports-infrastructure-in-cwg-medal-winners-town/articleshow/39290338.cms|website=The Economic Times|date=30 July 2014|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref><br />
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He also works as a coach, mentoring young weightlifters from across the state for national-level competitions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lifters' meet takes off|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/lifters-meet-takes-off/cid/475659|website=The Telegraph|date=25 December 2011|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NTY1Mg== Orisports profile]<br />
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