Weightlifting News
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Indian Lifter Valluri Ajaya Babu Strikes Gold In Commonwealth ChampionshipsIndian weightlifter Valluri Ajaya Babu clinched the gold medal in the men's 81kg junior and senior categories at the Commonwealth Championships.
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Ukrainian European Champion Weightlifter Killed In War Against RussiaUkraine's national weightlifting coach Victor Slobodianiuk said Pielieshenko had "died a hero defending Ukraine" in a post on Facebook.
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Mirabai Chanu Finishes 3rd In Group B Of World Cup, Set To Qualify For Paris OlympicsMirabai Chanu all but qualified for the 2024 Paris Games after she finished third in the women's 49kg Group B event of the IWF World Cup
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Lifter Achinta Sheuli Expelled From National Camp For Entering Women's Hostel At NightCommonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter Achinta Sheuli has been expelled from the Paris Olympics preparatory camp after he was caught entering the women's hostel at night at NIS Patiala.
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Raised By Widowed Anganwadi Worker Mother, Maharashtra's Grishma Thorat Lifts KIYG SilverThane weightlifter Grishma Thorat, who picked a silver in women's 76kg category at the Khelo India Youth Games 2023, has finally made peace with herself after a tragic personal loss left her devastated and shook her deep inside.
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India's Sreeja Akula Advances To Quarterfinals, Manika Batra losesIndian paddler Sreeja Akula registered a commanding victory to move into the women's singles quarterfinals of the ongoing World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa 2024
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Mirabai Chanu Set To Miss Asian Weightlifting ChampionshipsMirabai Chanu is still recovering from the hip tendinitis injury she sustained in October while competing at the Asian Games
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Mirabai Chanu Targets Next Year's Asian Championships To Return From InjuryRecuperating from the hip injury she suffered during the Asian Games, star Indian lifter Mirabai Chanu is targeting a return to action in the Asian Championships next year.
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Asian Para Games: Powerlifters Zainab Khatun, Rajkumari Secure Silver, Bronze On DebutMeerut's Zainab Khatun and Delhi's Rajkumari, both competing in the 61kg weight category, clinched silver and bronze medals
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Mirabai Chanu To Undergo Tests On October 3 To Find Out Extent Of Thigh InjuryMirabai Chanu will undergo tests on October 3 in Mumbai to find out the severity of the thigh injury she suffered at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
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Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu's Asian Games Campaign Ends In Heartbreak, Finishes 4thOlympic silver medalist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu could not get a podium finish in the women's 49 kg as she finished fourth at the Asian Games
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Mirabai Chanu Eyes Elusive Asian Games Medal, Under Pressure To Lift 90kg SnatchPressure will be on Mirabai Chanu to nail the much-awaited 90kg snatch lift for a shot at that elusive Asian Games medal when the weightlifting competitions gets underway
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Clock ticking As 90kg Snatch Lift Continues To Elude Mirabai ChanuMirabai Chanu has been a frontrunner in the women's 49kg category for years but with an increasing number of weightlifters breaching the elusive 90kg mark, the pressure is mounting on the Tokyo Olympics medallist
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Asian Games 2023: Clock Ticking As 90kg Snatch Lift Continues To Elude Mirabai ChanuThe former world champion has prioritised the Asian Games this year as a medal in the continental event is the only silverware missing from her decorated trophy cabinet.
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Asiad Medal On Her Mind, Mirabai Chanu Decides To Not Lift At World Championships; Will Just Attend Weigh-InWith her sights set on an Asian Games medal, Mirabai Chanu will only mark her attendance by completing the necessary formalities and not lift any weight at World Championships
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India Finish With Rich Haul Of 18 Medals In Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2023The Indian senior weightlifting contingent finished their campaign at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2023 with a tally of 18 medals on Sunday
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Mirabai Chanu To Lead Five-Member India Team At World Weightlifting Championships 2023
Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will spearhead a five-member Indian contingent at the World Weightlifting Championships 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mirabai Chanu To Miss Commonwealth Championships, Jeremy Lalrinnunga Out Of National Camp
Recovering from a thigh injury she suffered about a month-and-a-half ago, Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu is now "95 per cent fit" but will not compete at the Commonwealth Championships at home next week.