India's Martina Devi clinches silver at Asian Junior Weightlifting ChampionshipsIndian lifter Martina Devi secured a silver medal in the women's junior +87kg category at the Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships, lif...
27 Dec, 2024, 09.30 AM IST
A year of turbulence: Mirabai Chanu and Indian weightlifting's unfulfilled dreamsMirabai Chanu, India's weightlifting star, aimed for a second Olympic medal in Paris 2024. She secured her spot despite an injury. Chanu fi...
23 Dec, 2024, 12.30 PM IST
Iranian weightlifter Mostafa Rajaei receives lifetime ban for shaking hands with Israeli competitorThe lifetime ban imposed on Mostafa Rajaei, an Iranian weightlifter, for shaking hands with an Israeli competitor highlights Iran's unyield...
31 Aug, 2023, 01.11 PM IST
Mirabai Chanu will spearhead Indian campaign in World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh from September 4Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who won silver at the Tokyo Olympics, will lead the country's challenge in the world weightlifting champ...
13 Jul, 2023, 03.38 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
‘Extremely humbled & grateful.’ Mirabai Chanu wins silver at ‘22 World Weightlifting Championship despite wrist injuryThe former world champion had hurt her wrist during a training session in September.
07 Dec, 2022, 11.24 AM 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
Mirabai Chanu: Indian weightlifting's lone ranger at TokyoThe lone Indian weightlifter to qualify for the Tokyo Games, Chanu will be eager to make amends for the disappointing show at the 2016 Rio ...
18 Jul, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
I am innocent, will challenge suspension: Sanjita ChanuSanjita, who had won a gold in the women's 53kg category in the recent Gold Coast CWG, was suspended by the International Weightlifting Fed...
01 Jun, 2018, 01.34 PM IST
CWG gold medallist Sanjita Chanu fails dope testThe IWF did not give details, such as the dates, of the dope test sample collection, saying "it will not make any further comments on the c...
31 May, 2018, 10.46 PM IST
Rakhi Haldar, Kavita Devi finish on top in National Weightlifting ChampionshipsRakhi lifted 94kg in the snatch and 119kg in clean and jerk to come up with a total lift of 213kg in Women's 69kg to win the gold medal.
29 Dec, 2015, 03.47 PM IST
Doping menace comes back to haunt Indian weightlifting in 2015The two women lifters -- Pramila Krisani and Minati Sethi -- were caught for doping at the Commonwealth Championships in Pune in October an...
23 Dec, 2015, 01.07 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
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