Weightlifting News

International Weightlifting Federation Set To Reduce Number Of Weight Categories From June Next Year

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has decided to reduce the number of weight categories in both the men's and women's sections.

Mirabai Chanu To Skip World Championships As She Continues Rehab

Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will miss next week's weightlifting World Championships in Manama, Bahrain as she continues to undergo rehabilitation.

Indian Lifter Valluri Ajaya Babu Strikes Gold In Commonwealth Championships

Indian weightlifter Valluri Ajaya Babu clinched the gold medal in the men's 81kg junior and senior categories at the Commonwealth Championships.

Ukrainian European Champion Weightlifter Killed In War Against Russia

Ukraine's national weightlifting coach Victor Slobodianiuk said Pielieshenko had "died a hero defending Ukraine" in a post on Facebook.

Mirabai Chanu Finishes 3rd In Group B Of World Cup, Set To Qualify For Paris Olympics

Mirabai 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

Lifter Achinta Sheuli Expelled From National Camp For Entering Women's Hostel At Night

Commonwealth 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.

Raised By Widowed Anganwadi Worker Mother, Maharashtra's Grishma Thorat Lifts KIYG Silver

Thane 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.

India's Sreeja Akula Advances To Quarterfinals, Manika Batra loses

Indian 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

Mirabai Chanu Set To Miss Asian Weightlifting Championships

Mirabai Chanu is still recovering from the hip tendinitis injury she sustained in October while competing at the Asian Games

Mirabai Chanu Targets Next Year's Asian Championships To Return From Injury

Recuperating 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.

Asian Para Games: Powerlifters Zainab Khatun, Rajkumari Secure Silver, Bronze On Debut

Meerut's Zainab Khatun and Delhi's Rajkumari, both competing in the 61kg weight category, clinched silver and bronze medals

Mirabai Chanu To Undergo Tests On October 3 To Find Out Extent Of Thigh Injury

Mirabai 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.

Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu's Asian Games Campaign Ends In Heartbreak, Finishes 4th

Olympic 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

Mirabai Chanu Eyes Elusive Asian Games Medal, Under Pressure To Lift 90kg Snatch

Pressure 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

Clock ticking As 90kg Snatch Lift Continues To Elude Mirabai Chanu

Mirabai 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

Asian Games 2023: Clock Ticking As 90kg Snatch Lift Continues To Elude Mirabai Chanu

The 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.

Asiad Medal On Her Mind, Mirabai Chanu Decides To Not Lift At World Championships; Will Just Attend Weigh-In

With 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

India Finish With Rich Haul Of 18 Medals In Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2023

The Indian senior weightlifting contingent finished their campaign at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2023 with a tally of 18 medals on Sunday