J&K 100% RAW Powerlifting team won five medals in the recently concluded 5th National Powerlifting Single Lift Bench Press Deadlift & Strick Curl Championship at Karnal in Haryana from 10th to 12th March 2023. The team was honoured by Jagpreet Singh Chairman, Prisident RAW Powerlifting Federation of India. The officials of the J&K RAW Powerlifting Association, Chairman, Anees Ahmad Chowdary lauded the efforts of the medal winner. Bashir Ahmad Sheikh in the category of 82.5 kg won gold medal in Deadlift and made it to the National record while as Saima Majeed in the category of 67.5 kg secured Gold medal in Bench Press and Bilal Ahmad Rah in the 100Kg Catagory won Silver in Strict Curl event while as Rabia Gulzar in the 75 kg won Silver in Deadlift and Ishfaq Ahmad Khan 82 kg got Silver in Bench Press. Bashir Ahmad Sheikh of Srinagar working in Education Department Kashmir as well created history and set a new record in the recently concluded 5th National RAW Powerlifting Championship. "I have participated in the Local Championships and then National Championship. My aim now is to represent India in the World Championship," Bashir said. The State team participated in the championship under the banner J&K RAW Powerlifting Association. Medal Winners were selected for the forthcoming RAW Powerlifting world Championship.