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o	Dr.Arathi Arun,https://www.facebook.com/arathi.arun.13 Dental Surgeon & Director, Smile Center Multi-Specialty Dental Clinic, Anna Nagar Chennai with her roots at Arcot, Tamilnadu is an INTERNATIONAL POWERLIFTER WHO WON “4 GOLD MEDALS” WITH “BEST LIFTER (STRONG WOMEN)” RUNNER UP AWARD BY REPRESENTING INDIA  IN  THE “ASIAN POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP” HELD AT QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM HONGKONG DURING APRIL/2019”. Dr. Arathi is ever first Tamilian who had received the Best Lifter Award in an Asian Championship.

o	On the basis of her outstanding performance in Asian Championship- April/2019 and National Championship, Gudiyatham-May /2019, she is now again selected in INDIAN Team for COMMON WEALTH POWERLIFTING & BENCH PRESS CHAMPIONSHIP, to be held at St. John’s New Foundland & Labrador, Canada from 15th to 21st  September 2019. She is the only Tamilian sports women selected in Indian Team for Common Wealth Powerlifting Championship.

o	Dr. Arati’s husband, Dr. A. V. Arun is a professor Saveetha Dental College & Hospital, Chennai and has adorned with various positions like Vice president, General Secretary, EC member of the Indian Orthodontic Society. Her son Tanishq Arun an International Kick Boxing athlete  who had won Bronze medal for India in the World  Championships held at Russia and participated the World  Kick Boxing Championship at Venice, Italy recently, now finished 12th Standard from Chennai  Public school and daughter Akansha is a student in Sixth standard at Chennai Public School.

o	During this short span of time since 2017, Dr.Arathi had accomplished with lot of accolades and Gold Medals in Powerlifting Game including International/ National/South India/State/ District level Powerlifting & Bench Press championships.

o	In addition to the above, She have been honoured with various laurels like “STRONG WOMEN TITLES” in Tamilnadu State and Chennai District Powerlifting Championships and had been awarded as the First master women from Tamilnadu who won “BEST LIFTER AWARD” in the National championship held at Kozhikode, Kerala during July 2018.

o	Dr. Arathi in near recent had won GOLD MEDAL (72 KG M1 Category), representing Tamilnadu in National Powerlifting Championship held at Gudiyatham, Tamilnadu from 27th to 31st May 2019.

o	Previously, she had one Silver Medals in National Powerlifting Championships held at Kozhikode, Kerala during July/2018 & Coimbatore in January /2018 & won Silver Medal in South India Championship (Senior Category) held at Puducherry during January 2019. During February 2019, I had won First place in 72 kg M1 Category in ALL INDIA FEDERATION CUP POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP held at Kolkota during Feb 2019.

o	Dr. Arathi had also successfully completed the COURSE ON REFEREEING AND COACHING, directly organized by International Powerlifting Federation during February 2019, and will be selected as Powerlifting National Referee this year.