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	== Powerlifting ==		== Powerlifting ==
	Khatun has completed her schooling from Kabiriya High School, Madrasa. She started training in powerlifting after completing her class 12th in 2010. Her training sessions would began in the morning and would last from two hours. She would again train for two hours in the evening.<ref name=":0" /> She says:<ref name=":0"/><blockquote>“Considering my fragile health condition, I had to take many precautions initially. However, I went the extra mile to achieve greater heights. I did not want to be any other sportsperson. I wanted to make it to the big league. I wanted to represent my country.”</blockquote>She was selected for Commonwealth Games in 2014 and finished 3rd in the women's lightlifting category (up to 61 kg) after lifting a total weight of 88.2 kg.<ref name=":0" />		Khatun has completed her schooling from Kabiriya High School, Madrasa. She started training in powerlifting after completing her class 12th in 2010. Her training sessions would began in the morning and would last from two hours. She would again train for two hours in the evening.<ref name=":0" /> She says:<ref name=":0"/><blockquote>“Considering my fragile health condition, I had to take many precautions initially. However, I went the extra mile to achieve greater heights. I did not want to be any other sportsperson. I wanted to make it to the big league. I wanted to represent my country.”</blockquote>She was selected for Commonwealth Games in 2014 and finished 3rd in the women's lightlifting category (up to 61 kg) after lifting a total weight of 88.2 kg.<ref name=":0" /> She also participated in 2020 Tokyo Paralympics where she stood 5th by lifting 93kg weight .<ref>https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/powerlifting/results-women-s-50-kg-fnl-000100-.htm</ref>

	== Awards, Medals and Recognition ==		== Awards, Medals and Recognition ==
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			[[Category:Paralympic powerlifters of India]]
			[[Category:Powerlifters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics]]


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{{short description|Indian powerlifter}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson|
| name = Sakina Khatun
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| nationality = Indian
| residence = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]
| country = {{IND}}
| sport = [[Powerlifting]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|06|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bangalore, Karnataka
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| height = {{convert|1.47|m}}
| weight = {{convert|40|kg}}
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{{MedalSport |Powerlifting}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Para Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2018 Asian Para Games|2018 Jakarta]] | [[Powerlifting at the 2018 Asian Para Games|50kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[2014 Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Powerlifting]]}}
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'''Sakina Khatun''' (born 20 June 1989 in [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]) is an Indian [[powerlifter]] who won bronze medal in [[Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/badminton/1009491/sakina_khatun.html | title=Profile at 2014 CWG official website | accessdate=2 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/powerlifting/powp01a01/womens_lightweight_group_a.html | title=2014 CWG powerlifting results | accessdate=2 August 2014}}</ref> Sakina Khatun was awarded (presents by Industrialist T. Anil Jain) among 9 other women achievers at the 2016 BREW awards organised by The Brew Magazine in Chennai, on the occasion of 2016 International Women's Day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://refex.co.in/anil-jain-present-the-brew-award-to-sakina-khatun/ | title=Industrialist T. Anil Jain Present the Brew Award to Sakina Khatun | accessdate=30 March 2016}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Khatun was affiliated with polio since she was young. Her father worked as a marginal farmer and the family faced many difficulties financially. Khatun was passionate about sports from a very young. This passion pushed her to continue her journey with sports. She had to undergo 4 surgeries due to her health conditions and to survive polio.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/yourstory-epaper-yourstory/how+sakina+khatun+overcame+polio+and+went+on+to+win+at+the+commonwealth+games-newsid-132797610|title=How Sakina Khatun overcame polio and went on to win at the Commonwealth Games - YourStory|website=Dailyhunt|language=en|access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> As swimming helps strengthen most muscles in body, she was suggested by doctors to take up swimming to recover from the medical procedure. It was then that her journey with sports began.<ref name=":0" /> In an interview with YourStory,<ref name=":0"/> Khatun recollects.<blockquote>“Swimming definitely turned out to be an amazing experience for me. But I could not make it through either competitions or national-level championships. Then, I happened to meet Farman Basha, one [of] the most renowned powerlifters of India. He put the thought of powerlifting in my head.”</blockquote>

== Powerlifting ==
Khatun has completed her schooling from Kabiriya High School, Madrasa. She started training in powerlifting after completing her class 12th in 2010. Her training sessions would began in the morning and would last from two hours. She would again train for two hours in the evening.<ref name=":0" /> She says:<ref name=":0"/><blockquote>“Considering my fragile health condition, I had to take many precautions initially. However, I went the extra mile to achieve greater heights. I did not want to be any other sportsperson. I wanted to make it to the big league. I wanted to represent my country.”</blockquote>She was selected for Commonwealth Games in 2014 and finished 3rd in the women's lightlifting category (up to 61 kg) after lifting a total weight of 88.2 kg.<ref name=":0" />

== Awards, Medals and Recognition ==

* Khatun is the only Indian woman para athlete in Indian history to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games.<ref name=":0" />
* Bronze medal at Glasgow in, 2014.<ref name=":0" />
* Silver Medal in Asian Pra Games, 2018.<ref name=":0" />
* Sixth position at the World Championships, 2019.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:Indian powerlifters]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Bangalore]]
[[Category:Female powerlifters]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Weightlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting]]
[[Category:Weightlifters from Karnataka]]

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