Weight Lifting
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Can heavy weightlifting be dangerous for the heart? What you need to know
Health | January 23, 2026 8:45 ISTCan heavy weightlifting harm your heart? Learn the risks, benefits, and safety tips of weight training for heart health, including who should avoid heavy lifting and how to exercise safely.
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Mirabai Chanu wins Silver medal at World Weightlifting Championships 2025 in 48kg category
Other Sports | October 03, 2025 8:51 ISTMirabai Chanu finished on the podium for the first time in three years at the World Weightlifting Championships after lifting a total of 199 kg in the 48kg category. This was Chanu's third World Championships medal and second silver, after winning a Gold in 2017.
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Mirabai Chanu elected chairperson of Indian Weightlifting Federation’s Athletes Commission
Other Sports | April 15, 2025 20:14 ISTMirabai Chanu won the silver medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games 2021. She became just the second Indian weightlifter to win an Olympic medal after Karnam Malleswari. Chanu has now been elected as the chairperson of the Indian Weightlifting Federation’s Athletes Commission.
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Mirabai Chanu misses out on medal at Paris Olympics by 1 kg, finishes fourth in 49kg category
Other Sports | August 08, 2024 6:08 ISTAfter some heartbreaking events for Indian contingents on Wednesday, the Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu lifted 89 kg in snatch and 111 kg in Clean and Jerk to finish fourth in the women's 49kg category at the Paris Olympics 2024.
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Asian Games Sept 30 Schedule: Focus on Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina; Gold medal in squash vs PAK on offer
Other Sports | September 30, 2023 5:30 ISTThe Indian contingent added eight medals to its tally with shooting contributing five of them. India are now in 4th position on medal standings and will hope to add many more on Saturday with tennis and squash finals in the line-up. India's star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will begin her campaign.
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CWG gold medallists Jeremy and Achinta Sheuli to fight against each other for Olympic qualification
Other Sports | August 24, 2022 22:03 ISTJeremy, who participated in the 67 kg category during CWG will bulk up as International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has scrapped this category from the upcoming Olympics.
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Commonwealth Games: Jeremy Lalrinnunga clinches 2nd gold for India, creates games record
Other Sports | July 31, 2022 20:19 ISTThe 19-year-old thrashed the opponents by lifting a total weight of 300 kg and registered games record.
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Commonwealth Games: Mirabai Chanu exudes invincibility, wins gold for India
Other Sports | July 30, 2022 22:31 ISTThe Olympics medallist Chanu lifted a total weight of 201kg and created a new Commonwealth Games record.
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Commonwealth Games: Gururaja Poojary bags bronze, India win consecutive 2nd medal
Other Sports | July 30, 2022 18:48 ISTGururaja's bronze win added the 127th medal to the tally of India's weightlifting medals in the Commonwealth.
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Commonwealth Games: Sanket Sargar wins silver, brings home India's first medal
Other Sports | July 30, 2022 16:37 ISTSo far, Australia leads the medals tally board by winning 17 medals followed by Team England with 12 medals.
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Indian weightlifting preparations to kickstart in Birmingham a month before CWG 2022
Other Sports | June 03, 2022 16:14 ISTMirabai Chanu who is being considered one of India's biggest hope to win the medal at CWG is all set to headline the inaugural edition of the Khelo India Youth, Junior and Senior National ranking women weightlifting championships to be held at Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh from June 14 to 22.
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Lifters Vikas Thakur, Venkat Rahul Ragala qualify for CWG 2022
Other Sports | February 27, 2022 15:48 ISTIndian lifters Vikas Thakur and Venkat Rahul Ragala sealed Commonwealth Games berth on Sunday by clinching the gold and bronze medals respectively in the men's 96kg event at the Singapore Weightlifting International
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Mirabai Chanu lifts spirits with Tokyo silver but weightlifting faces an uncertain Olympic future
Other Sports | December 27, 2021 14:31 ISTMirabai Chanu's heartwarming tale of redemption at the Tokyo Olympics was the defining moment for Indian weightlifting in a reasonably successful 2021 but the sport itself faced an uncertain future globally with long-standing governance and doping-related problems threatening its place in the Olympics going forward.
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India's Jhilli Dalabehera wins silver in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship
Other Sports | December 09, 2021 13:16 ISTThe 22-year-old weightlifter came up with the best effort of 73kg in snatch and 94 kg in clean and jerk for a total of 167kg
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IOC gets more power to remove sports; Weightlifting uncertain for Paris 2024
Other Sports | August 08, 2021 11:51 ISTThe decision voted in by International Olympic Committee members comes during prolonged issues with the leadership of weightlifting and boxing.
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Mirabai Chanu creates history with silver medal at Tokyo Olympics
Sports | July 24, 2021 17:51 ISTMirabai Chanu created history by clinching India's first silver medal in weightlifting in Olympics' history. Chanu won the medal in the 49kg category. The 26-year-old lifted 87kg in snatch and 115kg in the Clean and Jerk event to score a total of 202.
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I belong to whole India, says Mirabai Chanu after historic silver medal at Tokyo Olympics
Other Sports | July 24, 2021 14:19 ISTMirabai Chanu says she don't just belong to Manipur but whole India and is happy to win India their first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu inches closer to Tokyo Olympic medal on Saturday morning
Other Sports | July 24, 2021 11:14 ISTLet's take a look at who are the major rivals that Indian weightlifter's Saikhom Mirabai Chanu faces on the day as Tokyo Olympics kicks off this weekend.
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Karnam Malleswari appointed Delhi Sports University's first Vice Chancellor
India | June 23, 2021 18:10 ISTFormer weightlifter Malleswari is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal at Sydney in 2000 by lifting 110 kilogram and 130 kilogram in the 'snatch' and 'clean and jerk' categories.
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European weightlifting champ accused of doping-test bribery
Other Sports | June 05, 2021 19:07 ISTThe Ukrainian weightlifter was considered a medal contender for the Tokyo games after he won the European title in the 109-kilogram category in April.
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