Arun Murugesan is an Indian weightlifter. He has competed in domestic weightlifting events in India and is recorded among Indian sportspersons in international reference databases.
| Name | Arun Murugesan |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Country represented | India |
Weightlifting in India is governed by the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF), which is affiliated to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and the Asian Weightlifting Federation. Indian lifters compete in age-group, senior national, and selection events that feed into international representation at South Asian, Commonwealth, Asian, and world-level competitions. Arun Murugesan is identified in catalogues of Indian sportspersons within this discipline.
As a weightlifter, an athlete in this discipline competes across the two Olympic lifts: the snatch and the clean and jerk, with the combined total determining the final ranking in a given bodyweight category. Indian weightlifters typically progress through state-level championships organised under the IWLF before reaching senior national selection.
Arun Murugesan's listing among Indian sportspersons reflects the broader participation of athletes from India in Olympic-style weightlifting, a sport in which India has produced internationally decorated competitors such as Karnam Malleswari and Mirabai Chanu.