How masons daughter Monikha Sonowal overcame pain barrier, self-doubts to clinch KITG weightlifting gold

Her progress since then has been steady. Monikha won gold at the School Nationals in 2023, followed by a silver medal at the Khelo India ASMITA League in Sambalpur, Odisha, in 2024. In 2025, she secured a bronze medal at the State Championships in Tezpur and finished eighth at the Inter-University Championships in Chandigarh.