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Mirabai Chanu: The thought of the failed attempt in Rio did cross my mind in Tokyo

Mirabai Chanu won India's first-ever weightlifting silver medal at the Olympics, after lifting a total of 202 kg in the women's 49 kg event at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Watch: Female Iraqi Kurdish bodybuilder breaking down barriers

As a young girl, Shylan would help her mother knead bread until one day she realised the work was a way to build up muscles -- and she liked it. Now 46 and herself a mother to three adult children, Kamal sees her passion for bodybuilding as a matter of gender equality in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region.

Azerbaijan pulls weightlifters from European Championships after flag burning

Azerbaijan said in a statement that it decided to bring its athletes home following what it described as a “barbaric act” at the ceremony (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

CWG champion Sanjita Chanu handed 4-year ban by NADA for failing dope test

Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu tested positive for an anabolic steroid - Drostanolone Metabolite - during the in-competition testing at the National Games in Gujarat in September-October last year.

India-Russia weightlifting federations join hands to develop sport

Representative Image:Agapitov will also visit the National coaching camp at the National Institute of Sports, Patiala, to meet Indian lifters and understand the concept of training and infrastructure in the country.

Weightlifting gets a boost in Odisha; state to launch 47 dedicated centres

Having produced champion weightlifters like Katulu Ravi Kumar and Jhilli Dalabehera, Odisha aspires to produce more athletes of national repute.

National Weightlifting Championships: Harjinder Kaur makes new record, bags gold

K. Keerthivasan

Harjinder Kaur tallied 214 to finish first. Her 123kg lift was a national record.

National weightlifting c’ships: Assam’s Bedabrat bags gold in 67 kg category

K. Keerthivasan

Bedabrat lifted 119 kg in snatch ahead of his rival Kallol Mal who did 112.

Olympic champion Lu Xiaojun suspended after positive doping test

FILE PHOTO - Lu Xiaojun of China.

Indian sports news wrap, November 2: Ann Mariya wins +87kg weightlifting gold at Khelo India National Ranking event

FILE PHOTO: Weightlifter Ann Mariya from Kerala.

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