Injured Achinta withdraws from World weightlifting championships

Injured Achinta withdraws from World weightlifting championships

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Achinta Sheuli (73kg) withdrew from competition after experiencing a hamstring pull at the World weightlifting championships in Bogota on Friday. “Achinta pulled his hamstring muscle when he was in the warm-up area after the weigh-in. We withdrew him before the snatch event as there was a possibility of the injury getting aggravated,” […]

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Injured Achinta withdraws from World weightlifting championships

Bindyarani finishes 25th at World championships

Bindyarani Devi totalled 200kg to finish 25th in the women’s 59kg weight class at the World weightlifting championships in Bogota on Thursday. Competing in Group ‘D’, Bindyarani — a Commonwealth Games silver medallist in 55kg with an aggregate of 202kg — lifted 86kg in snatch (second attempt) and 114kg in clean and jerk (third attempt, […]

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Mirabai clinches silver at World Championship despite wrist issue

Mirabai clinches silver at World Championship despite wrist issue

Mirabai Chanu | File Photo | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu was not at her best due to a wrist injury but still won a silver medal at the World Championships with a total lift of 200kg, here. The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, competing in 49kg category, managed to lift 87kg […]

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Khelo India National weightlifting tournament | Komal Wakale wins 87kg crown

Khelo India National weightlifting tournament | Komal Wakale wins 87kg crown

Yogita Khedkar achieved 78kg in snatch, 105kg in clean and jerk and 183kg in aggregate to set three new records and win the junior title. Yogita Khedkar achieved 78kg in snatch, 105kg in clean and jerk and 183kg in aggregate to set three new records and win the junior title. Komal Wakale lifted a total […]

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Khelo India weightlifting tournament | Akanksha sets three new marks

Khelo India weightlifting tournament | Akanksha sets three new marks

Odisha’s Jyoshna Sabar (51kg, 67kg, 118kg) and Arunachal Pradesh’ Kaken Doyom (45kg, 60kg, 105kg) claimed the silver and bronze medals. Odisha’s Jyoshna Sabar (51kg, 67kg, 118kg) and Arunachal Pradesh’ Kaken Doyom (45kg, 60kg, 105kg) claimed the silver and bronze medals. World youth silver medallist Akanksha Vyavahare rewrote three records on her way to winning the […]

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Sambo Lapung breaks Vikas Thakur’s three-year-old clean and jerk record

Sambo Lapung breaks Vikas Thakur’s three-year-old clean and jerk record

Claim the men’s 96kg gold medal at the weightlifting arena of the National Games here on Monday Claim the men’s 96kg gold medal at the weightlifting arena of the National Games here on Monday Arunachal Pradesh’s Sambo Lapung conquered his love for fast food to break Services’ lifter Vikas Thakur’s three-year-old clean and jerk record […]

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Lather upsets Ajay to take the 81kg gold

Lather upsets Ajay to take the 81kg gold

Jasvir and Arokiya take the bragging rights in the women’s 64kg and 76kg categories  Jasvir and Arokiya take the bragging rights in the women’s 64kg and 76kg categories  Deepak Lather beat two-time Commonwealth championships gold medallist and fellow Services lifter Ajay Singh to claim his first gold medal in the men’s 81kg weight category in […]

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India at 75 | Five key moments in independent India’s sporting history 

India at 75 | Five key moments in independent India’s sporting history 

The Hindu takes a look at how India has fared across sports since Independence. The Hindu takes a look at how India has fared across sports since Independence. India has an incredibly rich past, even when it comes to sports. Indian sportspersons have attained glory and won across a variety of sporting disciplines at all […]

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CWG weightlifting: more medals, but fewer golds

CWG weightlifting: more medals, but fewer golds

Indian weightlifters bagged more medals, but slipped on the gold count at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Four years ago, India won nine medals, including five golds, in Gold Coast, whereas this time it is 10 medals, including three golds, in Birmingham to retain its number one position. The overall performance was on expected lines, with […]

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Commonwealth Games 2022 | Harjinder Kaur wins bronze in women’s 71kg weightlifting

Commonwealth Games 2022 | Harjinder Kaur wins bronze in women’s 71kg weightlifting

India’s Harjinder Kaur claimed the bronze medal in the women’s 71kg weightlifting competition after a dramatic climax at the Commonwealth Games on Monday. Luck was on Harjinder’s side as she was assured of a podium finish after Nigeria’s gold medal favourite Joy Eze was knocked out following three failed attempts in the clean and jerk […]

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