Weightlifting
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Commonwealth Games 2018: Weightlifter Pardeep Singh claims silver in 105 kg
Other Sports | Apr 09, 2018, 08:07 AM ISTThe 23-year-old went for 211kg lift, which would have been a new Commonwealth Games record in clean and jerk, but could not pull it off in his final attempt.
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Commonwealth Games 2018, Day 4: Punam, Manu and Manika lead India's golden charge
Sports | Apr 08, 2018, 08:05 PM ISTIndia held on to their fourth position in the medals tally, having claimed seven gold, two silver and three bronze medals so far.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: Punam, Manu and Manika lead India's golden charge on Day 4
Other Sports | Apr 08, 2018, 07:43 PM ISTIndia held on to their fourth position in the medals tally, having claimed seven gold, two silver and three bronze medals so far.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: Vikas Thakur wins bronze in men's 94kg weightlifting
Other Sports | Apr 08, 2018, 12:17 PM ISTVikas Thakur, the 24-year-old weightlifter from Punjab, lifted a total weight of 351 kg to win the bronze medal.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: India's Punam Yadav wins gold in women's 69kg weightlifting
Other Sports | Apr 08, 2018, 10:07 AM ISTWith Yadav's medal today, India's tally has reached - five golds, a silver and a bronze.
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CWG 2018: Resolute weightlifters add two more gold medals on Day 3
Sports | Apr 07, 2018, 08:15 PM ISTIndia now have four gold, a silver and a bronze in the event, leaving them fourth on the overall tally.
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CWG 2018: Resolute weightlifters add two more gold medals on Day 3
Other Sports | Apr 07, 2018, 08:22 PM ISTIndia now have four gold, a silver and a bronze in the event, leaving them fourth on the overall tally.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: India's Venkat Rahul Ragala wins Gold in Men's 85kg weightlifting
Other Sports | Apr 07, 2018, 05:49 PM ISTWeightlifters continue to bring glory for India in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018 with Venkat Rahul Ragala on Saturday winning the Gold in Men's 85kg category with a total lift of 338 Kg.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: India's Deepak Lather wins bronze medal in men's 69kg weightlifting
Other Sports | Apr 06, 2018, 01:09 PM ISTIndian weightlifters continued their great run at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia as Delhi boy Deepak Lather on Friday won the Bronze medal in Men's 69kg category.
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Who is Mirabai Chanu? From lifting firewood to Commonwealth Games gold
Other Sports | Apr 06, 2018, 09:27 AM ISTCWG gold-medallist Mirabai Chanu had shown her weightlifting prowess even as a 12-year-old when she would comfortably lift more firewoods than her elder brother.
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No physios, no problems for Indian weightlifters at 2018 CWG
Other Sports | Apr 05, 2018, 01:39 PM ISTNeither of Chanu and Gururaja's physios were by their side to take care of their aches and niggles during a demanding day.
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IWF may ban Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus from Rio Games
Other Sports | Jun 23, 2016, 11:03 AM ISTThe International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced that Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus may face being banned from the upcoming Rio Olympics over repeat doping offences.
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Eight weightlifting coaches handed two-year suspension
Other Sports | May 22, 2015, 05:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has decided to impose a two-year ban on the coaches of all those weightlifters who tested positive for banned substances across different championships in the last few months.The
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Geeta Rani's 'B' sample tests positive, faces lengthy ban
Other Sports | Apr 16, 2015, 04:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter Geeta Rani's confirmatory 'B' sample test has also returned positive for a banned substance and she is set to end her career in ignominy as she faces the
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CWG 2014: Santoshi awarded silver, Swati upgraded to bronze
Other Sports | Aug 02, 2014, 07:38 PM ISTGlasgow: Indian weightlifter Santoshi Matsa's bronze was converted into silver while Swati Singh, who had finished fourth, was given the bronze medal after Nigerian teenager Chika Amalaha was stripped of her Commonwealth Games gold medal
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Glasgow Commonwealth: Lifters Sukhen, Sanjita win gold as India make rousing start at games
Other Sports | Jul 25, 2014, 02:50 PM ISTGlasgow: Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu stole the limelight by clinching a gold each in weightlifting, as India launched their campaign in the 20th Commonwealth Games with a flourish, winning seven medals in all
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Chinese lifter breaks World record
Other Sports | Oct 24, 2013, 12:34 PM ISTWroclaw (Poland): Chinese lifter Liao Hui broke the men's 69 kg category world record with a total of 358 kg in the World Weightlifting Championships, eclipsing the former record by one kg.The 2008 Beijing Olympics
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India end Commonwealth Weightlifting with 45 medals
Other Sports | Jun 09, 2012, 07:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 9: Indian weightlifters bagged a gold and two bronze on the last day to end their Commonwealth Championships campaign on a high with 45 medals, including 29 gold, at Apia, Samoa today.Himanshu
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CWG Events For Sunday
India | Oct 10, 2010, 09:11 AM ISTFollowing are the Commonwealth Games events for Sunday October 10: Aquatics Diving [3 Gold] Archery [2 Gold] Athletics [9 Gold] Cycling Road [2 Gold] Lawn Bowls [2 Gold] Shooting [3 Gold] Weightlifting [2 Gold] Wrestling
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Sudhir Kumar Wins Bronze, Disappointed With Performance
Other Sports | Oct 07, 2010, 09:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 7: India's CPR Sudhir Kumar today expressed disappointment over his performance, despite winning a bronze medal in men's 77 kg weightlifting event, saying that he hardly deserved it. Lady luck smiled on