ODISHA WEIGHTLIFTER BIJAY SATPATHY PASSED AWAY

* ON 22ND SEPTEMBER 2025 WEIGHTLIFTER BIJAY KUMAR SATPATHY PASSED AWAY.

* BORN IN 

* PASSED AWAY - 22/09/2025 

* BORN IN BERHAMPUR, ODISHA 

* HE WAS 5 TIMES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN WEIGHTLIFTING 

* HE REPRESENTED INDIAN NAVY & RAILWAY.

* GOLD MEDAL IN 1981 IN MINI COMMONWEALTH GAMES 

* 1981 - ASIA WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS ( BRONZE) ( HOST - NAGOYA) 56 KG CATEGORY 

* 1982 - GOLD IN PAKISTAN NATIONAL GAMES ( PESHWAR) 

* 1982 - SILVER IN BRISBANE 

* 1983 - ASIAN WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS (BRONZE) (HOST - DAMASCUS) 56 KG CATEGORY 

AWARDS - 

1982 - ARJUNA AWARD 

2015 - KAMAL GANGULY MEMORIAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD