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Paris Olympics 2024

08 Jul 2024

Paris Olympics 2024: Check Complete List Of Qualified Indian Athletes

India's largest-ever contingent of 124 athletes will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympics, scroll down to check the full list of athletes.

Weightlifting Indian

03 Apr 2024

Meet Bindyarani Devi, First Indian To Win Medal In Weightlifting World Cup

Bindyarani Devi became the first Indian to win a medal at the IWF Weightlifting World Cup in women's 55kg event.

Sports Success Story

31 Jan 2024

From Manipur's Paddy Fields To Olympic Podium, Success Tale Of Mirabai Chanu

Mirabai Chanu's story is more than just a collection of medals and accolades. It is a testament to the power of human spirit, the ability to overcome adversity, and the unwavering pursuit of dreams.

21 Aug 2023

Planning To Start Your Fitness Journey? 8 Easy Steps To Start Strong In Gym

There are several workout alternatives if you wish to make exercise a regular part of your day. Here are simple ways to start your fitness journey at the gym.

05 Apr 2023

CWG Medal-Winning Lifter Sanjita Chanu Handed 4-Year Ban For Failing Dope Test

Sanjita Chanu had won gold in 48kg ahead of Mirabai Chanu at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. At the 2018 edition in Gold Coast, she was crowned champion in the 53kg category.

07 Dec 2022

Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu clinches SILVER at World Weightlifting C'ships

Mirabai Chanu behind China’s Jiang Huihua, who won the gold with a total effort of 206kg (93kg+113kg) while her compatriot and Tokyo Olympics champion Hou Zhihua 198kg (89kg+109kg) took home the bronze medal.

Commonwealth Games 2022

04 Aug 2022

Lifter Gurdeep brings home bronze in 109+kg, Pakistan's Butt wins gold medal

Gurdeep Singh, who hails from Majri Rasluri village near Khanna in Punjab, wasn’t off to the best of starts as he fluffed his first snatch attempt of 167kg.

Commonwealth Games 2022

02 Aug 2022

CWG 2022: Harjinder rides her luck to win bronze, bring 7th medal from lifting

Harjinder Kaur was also lucky as Joy Ogbonne Eze of Nigeria suffered a washout, failing to lift 125 kg in clean and jerk in three attempts in the Commonwealth Games 2022 weightlifting event.

Commonwealth Games 2022

01 Aug 2022

Manual labourer’s son Achinta Sheuli remembers father and brother’s sacrifices

Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli lost his father Pratik at the age of just 12 and his family didn’t even have enough money to pay for his funeral.

01 Aug 2022

Meet Achinta Sheuli, Kolkata weightlifter who smashed CWG record to win GOLD

With an assured performance, India's 20-year-old weightlifter Achinta Sheuli won gold in the men's 73kg division at the Commonwealth Games 2022, lifting a new games record total of 313kg at the NEC Hall number 1 in Birmingham. He lifted 143kg in snatch and 170kg in clean and jerk to top the field ahead of Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who took silver with a total of 303kg, while Canada's S. Darsigny claimed bronze with a total of 298kg. In these collection of pictures, we find out all about Achinta Sheuli.

Commonwealth Games 2022

01 Aug 2022

CWG 2022: Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli brings India’s third gold medal

Achinta Sheuli, a junior world championship silver medallist, executed three clean lifts – 137kg, 140kg and 143kg – in the snatch section.

30 Jul 2022

Sanket Mahadev Sargar won silver medal in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Sanket Mahadev Sargar won India's first silver medal in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The 21-year-old weightlifter, who hails from Sangli, Maharashtra, created history in the 55 kg weight category.

21 May 2022

Grandma accepts deadlift challenge, leaves grandson in shock - Watch

The video was shared by ‘ptwithdrea' on Instagram.

17 Mar 2022

Mirabai Chanu set to begin Commonwealth Games and Asiad preparation in USA

Mirabai Chanu, former world champion, who was last seen in action at the Singapore Weightlifting International last month, has qualified for the Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8, in the 49kg category, in which she won the Olympic silver, as well as the 55kg weight category.

Commonwealth Games 2022

26 Feb 2022

Weightlifter Chanu qualifies for CWG 2022 after winning gold in Singapore

Mirabai Chanu found her glory after she secured the first medal for India at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She valiantly fought till the end and grabbed silver in the women's 49kg category. The Olympian since then has continued to build up.

27 Dec 2021

Mirabai Chanu won medal in Tokyo but Weightlifting faces uncertain future

Mirabai Chanu lifted Indian spirits by winning a silver medal at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics but the sport's future is uncertain in the Olympics.

Mirabai Chanu. UP government

25 Dec 2021

Mirabai Chanu receives Rs 1.50 crore reward by UP government

Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu received a cash reward of Rs 1.50 crore by the Uttar Pradesh government presented by the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on winning a silver medal for India in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics.

10 Dec 2021

Boxing one of the three sports in danger of losing Olympics 2028 spot

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach described how Boxing, Weightlifting and modern pentathlon issues with corruption and doping can be a problem for the Olympics 2028.

09 Aug 2021

Silver medallist Mirabai Chanu likely to miss out on 2024 Paris Olympics

Weightlifting could lose its place at the 2024 Paris Olympics because of long-term doping problems and governance issues.

26 Jul 2021

In Pics: Mirabai Chanu returns to India after winning Silver in Tokyo Olympics

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu returned to the country on Monday after her superb silver medal-winning performance at the Tokyo Olympics and was greeted enthusiastically at the airport.

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