India is gearing up for the Weightlifting World Championships in Bahrain starting December 6th, but the spotlight will shift from its leading lifter, Mirabai Chanu, to a new generation of weightlifters. Chanu, who has been the face of Indian weightlifting, will skip the event to focus on her rehabilitation program as she recovers from persistent…
Exciting news for weightlifting enthusiasts as the IWF World Cup is scheduled to be held from 31st March this month in Phuket,Thailand. This is an Olympic Qualification event and will serve as the last chance Qualifier for weightlifters around the world to try and secure their spot for the Paris Olympic Games. This event is…
Who will reach the 90 barrier first? Neeraj Chopra or Mirabai Chanu Albeit in different sports the 90 mark is the most elusive one for both the stars of India and the most awaited one for now. Mirabai Chanu and Neeraj Chopra have started started the season on a positive note winning gold in CWG…
Weightlifting has been India’s strong event at CWG with 125 medals which includes 43 Golds. Weightlifting was introduced in the Commonwealth Games in 1950 and since then has been held in all the editions. But the women were allowed to contest only from the 2002 edition. Weightlifting has been one of India’s primary medal-winning…
India added two more medals in the kitty on the day two of the competition. Women 49Kg Category Snatch Results Gyaneshwari Yadav started with 70Kg Snatch attempt which she cleared it with ease and then came back to lift 3Kg more to move into a clear silver medal position. Rithika V who had started…
Anjali Patel misses out as she finished Sixth overall despite giving a Personal Best Harshada becomes the first Indian ever to win the Junior World Championships India started the 2022 Junior World Weighlifting Championships on a good note when Harshada Garud came out in flying colors grabbing the Gold in the 45Kg Category. With…
A Big Jump from the previous appearances. India has selected eight lifters and four coaches for the championship. The athletes are in Men category Madhavan Thirumurugan [61Kg] & Muna Nayak [61Kg] Madhavan T was part of the Khelo India Youth Games in 2020 and is from Tamil Nadu. Muna Nayak is from Odisha and…
