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Indian lifters sign off with 20 medals at Commonwealth ChampionshipsHaving clinched the silver in the last edition, Punjab lifter Lovepreet finished second best once again in the 109kg weight class after lif...16 Jul, 2023, 08.16 PM IST- Indian lifters set for rich medal haul despite absence of MirabaiSince the 2011 edition of the Commonwealth Championships, India have finished as the best-performing nation every time barring in 2013 and ...11 Jul, 2023, 01.16 PM IST
- Indian lifters bag two bronze on day 1 of World Youth ChampionshipsJyoshna won silver in the snatch section but was sixth in the clean and jerk category in the seven-lifter field. Dhanush, on the other hand...26 Mar, 2023, 12.42 PM IST
- Mirabai Chanu clinches silver at World Championship despite wrist issueMirabai Chanu finished behind China's Jiang Huihua, who won the gold with a total effort of 206kg (93kg+113kg) while her compatriot and Tok...07 Dec, 2022, 08.48 AM IST
- CWG 2022: Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli bags India's third goldMalaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who gave Sheuli a tough competition, ended as the second best lifter in the event. He had a best effort o...01 Aug, 2022, 08.07 AM IST
- Citing defects, weightlifting federation halts usage of China-made equipmentThe IWLF ordered four weightlifting sets, comprising barbells and weight plates, from Chinese company 'ZKC' last year. The body said that t...22 Jun, 2020, 04.30 PM IST
- India bags 12 gold as weightlifting event endsOut of the 15 events in the weightlifting competition, Indians won gold in 13 of them and a silver in another in an overwhelming display of...09 Feb, 2016, 03.41 PM IST
- National lifting championship from December 24 sans five state unitsIWF earlier this year had imposed a year-long ban on four States -- Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Manipur -- for returning highest number of d...12 Dec, 2015, 04.04 PM IST
- India’s weightlifting chances in Rio Olympics doubtful after two test positiveTwo Indian women lifters -- Pramila Krisani and Minati Sethi -- failed dope tests during the recently concluded Commonwealth Championships ...18 Nov, 2015, 05.37 AM IST
- Indian Weightlifting Federation forms five-member committee to look into dope scandalTwo Indian women lifters -- Pramila Krisani and Minati Sethi -- failed dope tests during the recently concluded Commonwealth Championships ...17 Nov, 2015, 03.54 PM IST
- Weightlifting: Indian lifters sweep team trophies at Commonwealth championshipIndia bagged the top honours in senior men, senior women, junior men, junior women and youth girls categories, while finishing runners-up i...16 Oct, 2015, 03.53 PM IST
- Eight weightlifting coaches handed two-year suspensionThe Federation has also imposed a year-long ban on four states including Delhi for returning highest number of dope cases off late.22 May, 2015, 04.45 PM IST
- 21 Indian lifters test positive for banned substances, suspended provisionallyThe National Anti-Doping Agency has increased the ban period of first time dope offenders to maximum of four years from two, effective from...04 Apr, 2015, 04.14 PM IST
- Junior weightlifters end campaign with 14 medalsIndia won a silver on the last day of the competition today as Swapna Priya Baruah ended second in the Junior Women 69kg division.05 Jan, 2015, 04.36 PM IST
- Not enough podiums, but lifters bury ghosts of dopingIndian lifters exceeded expectations at the quadrennial event, winning three gold, four silver and five bronze, an improvement of four meda...21 Dec, 2014, 02.38 PM IST
- "Clean" Indian lifters look to emulate Commonwealth Games success in AsiadOf the 10 lifters who have made the cut in the Asian Games squad, nine of them were part of the Indian contingent at the CWG.19 Sep, 2014, 04.56 PM IST
- Sports Ministry to inquire into bribe scandalThe Sports Ministry has decided to inquire into the alleged bribe scandal in the Indian Weightlifting Federation over selection of dope-tai...05 Jul, 2008, 03.16 PM IST
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