Keyaa Kunal Banerji Weight, Age, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Keyaa Kunal Banerji

• In 2025, Keyaa Kunal Banerji competed at the Powerlifting India National Sub-Junior and Junior Classic Powerlifting Championship.

• She competed in the Junior Women’s 47 kg category and weighed 44.6 kg at the competition.

• She lifted 82.5 kg in squat, 47.5 kg in Bench press, 127.5 kg in Deadlift, which made the total of 257.5 kg. She achieved fifth position in her category. Her 127.5 kg deadlift was strong compared with her body weight.
  

  Keyaa Kunal Banerji while dreadlifting

• In 2026,Keyaa Kunal Banerji competed at the Powerlifting India National Sub-Junior & Junior Classic Powerlifting Championship. She again competed in the Junior Women’s 47 kg category, and her competition body weight was 46.1 kg.

• This time, she lifted 95 kg in squat, 52.5 kg in bench press, and 140 kg in deadlift. Her total was 287.5 kg. She finished second in the 47 kg category.

• She then participated at the 2026 IPF World Sub-Junior and Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships in Sun City, South Africa.

• Keyaa Kunal Banerji competed in the Junior Women’s 47 kg category. She weighed 45.70 kg at the competition.

• She lifted 90 kg in squat, 50 kg in Bench press, 140 kg in Deadlift. Her total was 280 kg.

• She achieved fifth position in the 47 kg junior competition. She then won a silver medal in the individual deadlift event.
  

  Keyaa Kunal Banerji at the 2026 IPF World Sub-Junior and Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships in Sun City, South Africa

• Her 140 kg deadlift placed her second behind Ines Herbaux of France. Ines lifted 165 kg.

• During the same event, Blathnaid O’Dwyer of Ireland also lifted 140 kg, but Keyaa finished ahead of her in the deadlift standings and took the silver medal.

• Her 140 kg deadlift became the main highlight of her World Championship performance. During the event, she weighed 45.70 kg and lifted 140 kg. This was more than three times her body weight.

• After that, the video of her lift went viral on social media and brought her into the limelight.

• After winning a silver medal at the 2026 IPF World Championships, Keyaa Kunal Banerji stated in the media that she faced online sexual harassment. She said that several fake accounts using her name were made, and thousands of AI-generated images were made by altering her face and body without her permission.
  

  Keyaa Kunal Banerji during a media conversation

• She said that the experience was “sexism at its finest” because people focused more on her appearance than her achievement. She spoke out to show young women that they should stand up for themselves rather than accept such behaviour as normal.

• Keyaa Kunal Banerji likes travelling to distant places in her free time.
  

  Keyaa Kunal Banerji during a trip

• She is a fitness enthusiast and goes the gym regularly. She often shares pictures of her yoga sessions on social media.
  

  Keyaa Kunal Banerji while practising yoga