Weightlifting News

The chief coach of the Indian weightlifting team, Vijay Sharma, reflected on his team's performance at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games 2026, saying that while they could have done "slightly better".

Fresh from scripting history with a third successive Commonwealth Games gold medal, Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu expressed excitement over India hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games, saying it would inspire a new generation of athletes in the country.

Ajaya Babu secured silver in the men's 79kg category and said he was pleased with his performance despite narrowly missing out on the gold medal by one kilogram.

Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu expressing pride in winning Gold, her third successive yellow metal for the country and overall the fourth medal since the 2014 edition of the multi-sport event.

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu expressed happiness over the warm reception she received during her visit to the Ahmedabad centre, saying she was delighted to see a large number of fellow Indians gathered there.

Indian weightlifter Lovepreet Singh expressed disappointment after narrowly missing out on gold by just one kilogram at the Commonwealth Games 2026.

India's Lovepreet Singh shattered the Commonwealth Games snatch record and came agonisingly close to gold before finishing just behind New Zealand's David Andrew Liti to claim silver in the men's 110kg weightlifting competition.

National record holder Lovepreet Singh settled for the men's 110kg silver medal despite setting a Commonwealth Games record in the snatch as India's weightlifters continued their impressive run at the Commonwealth Games.

Two tearful walks off the platform summed up Martina Devi's heartbreaking Commonwealth Games debut as the Indian superheavyweight lifter fought back from the brink of elimination before falling agonisingly short of a medal to finish fifth in the women's 86kg competition

India's hopes of adding another weightlifting medal to its impressive Commonwealth Games 2026 haul suffered a setback on Wednesday after teenage lifter Sanjana bowed out of the women's 77kg competition without registering a successful lift in the snatch phase.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Harjinder Kaur and Gulveer Singh after the duo clinched silver medals for India at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow.

Less than three days after rewriting the record books with yet another Commonwealth Games gold medal, Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu is already back in training.

Indian weightlifter Harjinder Kaur expressed pride after clinching the silver medal in the women's 69kg category at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, dedicating her achievement to her family following a career-best performance in Glasgow.

India's Harjinder Kaur produced a brilliant performance to win the women's 69kg weightlifting silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, breaking Games records in both the snatch and clean and jerk

Nirupama Devi looked out of rhythm throughout the evening, completing only a 93kg snatch in an error-strewn performance.

Monday night belonged to Sharmila Dhankar. The 40-year-old etched her name in history as India's first para-athlete to clinch a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games

Fast-rising Indian weightlifter Valluri Ajaya Babu produced a remarkable performance to win the silver medal in the men's 79kg category and continue the country's successful run in the sport at the ongoing Commonwealth Games.

Experienced Indian weightlifter Bindyarani Devi won the bronze medal in women's 58kg category competition at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games on Monday.