Sakina Khatun

Sakina Khatun (born 20 June 1989)[1] is an Indian powerlifter from West Bengal.

She won bronze medal in the women's 61 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

[2][3] Khatun was born in Basirhat, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.

Her father worked as a marginal farmer and the family faced many difficulties financially.

She was introduced to powerlifting by Farman Basha and started training after completing her class 12 in 2010.