At the 1996 Olympics, Joshi placed seventeenth in this event, as he successfully lifted 120 kg in the
snatch, and hoisted 162.5 kg from his third and final attempt in the
clean and jerk, for a total of 282.5 kg. Joshi also won a record 17 medals in the
South Asian Games, claiming a total of six silver and eleven bronze medals in the span of eleven years. ==Coach and executive==