Railway Board Clarification on Recruitment of Sportspersons (Weightlifting) against sports quota as per new weight categories: Railway Board RBE No. 97/2025 dated 22.09.2025
RBE No. 97/2025
Clarification/Corrigendum No.138
भारत सरकार/GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय/MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड/RAILWAY BOARD)
No. 2025/E(Sports)/4(3)/12/WLG
New Delhi, dated 22.09.2025
The General Managers (P).
All Zonal Railways, Production and other units.
Sub: Recruitment of Sportspersons (Weightlifting) against sports quota as per new weight categories – Clarification regarding.
Ref: (i) Railway Board’s Policy Letter No. 2010/E(Sports)/4(1)/1(Policy) dated 31.12.2010 (RBE No. 189B/2010) with subsequent amendments issued thereto from time to time.
(ii) Railway Board’s letter No. 2018/E(Sports)/4(1)/9/Policy Clarification, dated 28.08.2018.
Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) has informed that new bodyweight categories have been approved by Executive Committee of International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and all future weightlifting competitions w.e.f. 01.06.2025 onwards will be held as per new bodyweight categories. The updated weight categories are as under :
(i) For Senior and Junior age Groups:
| Men (in kg) | 60, 65, 71, 79, 88, 94, 110,+110 | 8 Weights |
| Women (in kg) | 48, 53, 58, 63, 69, 77, 86, +86 | 8 Weights |
(ii) For Youth age Groups:
| Men (in kg) | 56, 60, 65, 71, 79, 88, 94, +94 | 8 Weights |
| Women (in kg) | 44, 48, 53, 58, 63, 69, 77, +77 | 8 Weights |
2. Accordingly Railways/Units shall follow the following guidelines for recruitment of male and female Weightlifters through Talent Scouting and Open Advertisement against Sports Quota for the year 2025-26 onwards :
- All future recruitment of Weightlifting against sports quota shall be as per new weight categories mentioned below in the table. The instructions shall also be applicable to the cases where trials are yet to be conducted.
- However, the sports achievement certificates issued for the events concluded prior to 01.06.2025 for old weight categories, which were valid for recruitment in accordance with the criteria mentioned in Board’s letter No. 2010/E(Sports)/4(1)/1(Policy) dated 31.12.2010 (RBE No. 189B/2010) alongwith clarification/corrigendum issued thereto from time to time, shall continue to be considered eligible for recruitment and trial purposes.
- The eligibility for recruitments and trials of candidates, having sports achievement certificates for the events concluded prior to 01.06.2025 for old weight categories , shall be decided as per the corresponding new weight categories, as detailed below:
| Senior Category | Youth Category | ||||||
| Men | Women | Men | Women | ||||
| New Weight Categories (Kg) | Old Weight Categories (Kg) | New Weight Categories (Kg) | Old Weight Categories (Kg) | New Weight Categories (Kg) | Old Weight Categories (Kg) | New Weight Categories (Kg) | Old Weight Categories (Kg) |
| 60 kg | 55 kg – 61 kg | 48 kg | 40 kg, 45kg – 49kg | 56 kg | 49kg – 55 kg | 44 kg | 40 kg – 45 kg |
| 65 kg | 61 kg – 67kg | 53 kg | 49kg – 55 kg | 60 kg | 55kg – 61 kg | 48 kg | 45kg – 49 kg |
| 71 kg | 67kg – 73 kg | 58 kg | 55kg – 59 kg | 65 kg | 61kg – 67 kg | 53 kg | 49kg – 55 kg |
| 79 kg | 73kg – 81 kg | 63 kg | 59kg – 64 kg | 71 kg | 67kg – 73 kg | 58 kg | 55kg – 59 kg |
| 88 kg | 81kg – 89 kg | 69 kg | 64kg – 71 kg | 79 kg | 73kg – 81 kg | 63 kg | 59 kg – 64 kg |
| 94 kg | 89kg, 96kg & 102kg | 77 kg | 71 kg – 76kg | 88 kg | 81kg – 89 kg | 69 kg | 64kg – 71 kg |
| 110 kg | 102kg, 109 kg & +109 kg | 86 kg | 76kg – 81kg & +81kg | 94 kg | 89kg, 96 kg & 102 kg | 77 kg | 71kg – 76 kg |
| +110 kg | +109 kg | +86 kg | +81 kg | +94 kg | +102kg | +77 kg | +81 kg |
3. This issues with approval of Director General (Human Resource), Railway Board,
(Pawan Kumar)
Dy. Director-III/ Estt.(Sports)
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