Weightlifting
09 Jul 2019
Indian weightlifter under IWF dope scanner: Details here
Indian weightlifter Swati Singh has found herself under the scanner of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for doping violations.
09 Oct 2018
#YouthOlympics: Mizo weightlifting sensation claims India's first gold
Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga scripted history by winning India's maiden gold medal at the Youth Olympics, being held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
30 Aug 2018
Maharashtra teen weightlifter commits suicide, found dead in a pond
A 19-year-old woman weightlifter was found dead in a pond in Goregaon village in Maharashtra's Raigad district in the wee hours of Thursday, the police said.
07 Aug 2018
Mirabai Chanu pulls-out of Asian Games to recover for Olympic-qualifiers
World Champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu today pulled out of the Asian Games after failing to recover from a lower back injury, which is yet to be fully diagnosed.
01 Jun 2018
Didn't take any banned substance, will challenge suspension: Sanjita Chanu
Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu today said she will challenge the provisional suspension imposed on her for allegedly failing a dope test, insisting that she is innocent and hasn't taken any banned substance.
08 Apr 2018
21st CWG: Weightlifter Vikas Thakur bags bronze for India
Can anything stop the Indian weightlifters at the 21st Commonwealth Games? Doesn't look like.
08 Apr 2018
Weightlifter Punam clinches gold at 21st Commonwealth Games
India's dominance in weightlifting at the 21st Commonwealth Games continued after Punam Yadav struck gold.
07 Apr 2018
CWG: Venkat Rahul lifts his way to gold for India
India have bagged yet another gold in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games with Venkat Rahul Ragala bringing home the medal in the men's 85 kg category.
07 Apr 2018
Commonwealth Games: Sathish Sivalingam's gold helps India grab 3rd spot
Indian athletes continued their strong showing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast as weightlifter Sathish Kumar Sivalingam bagged India's third gold medal at the quadrennial event.
06 Apr 2018
21st Commonwealth Games: 4th weightlifting medal for India
India continued their amazing run in weightlifting as they bagged a fourth medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games.
05 Apr 2018
Commonwealth Games: Indian weightlifter Mirabai sets new record, bags gold
India's Mirabai Chanu bagged the gold medal in the women's 48kg weightlifting event.
05 Apr 2018
Commonwealth Games: P Gururaja bags first medal for India
Weightlifter P Gururaja won a silver in men's 56kg category to give India their first medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games being held in Australia.
04 Apr 2018
Commonwealth Games opening ceremony: PV Sindhu leads Indian contingent
The 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games kicked off earlier today with the opening ceremony being held at the Carrara Stadium in Australia's Gold Coast.
30 Nov 2017
Who is Mirabai Chanu?
India's Mirabai Chanu clinched gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championship, a first weightlifting gold for the country in more than two decades, after Karnam Malleswari's 1995 gold.
