Weightlifting

A former world record holder in clean and jerk, Mirabai Chanu completed lifts of 109kg, 112kg and 115kg with ease.

Mirabai Chanu wins Commonwealth Championships gold on return to action

The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist heaved a total of 193kg (84kg+109kg) to smash the Commonwealth total.

Fitness expert rates workouts for women over 40: What to include and what to skip

Fitness for women over 40: With endless workout advice available online, Tatch clarified that not all routines are suitable for women over 40. From weightlifting to daily walks, she rated various workouts and explained which ones should be included and which should be skipped.

Mirabai Chanu finishes fourth in Women's 49 kg weightlifting, Sable 11th in men's Steeplechase

Paris Olympics: Mirabai Chanu finishes fourth in Women's 49 kg weightlifting event. India's weightlifting campaign at the Games is now over. Meanwhile, 3000m steeplechase athlete Avinash Sable finished 11th in the Men's 3000m steeplechase final in Paris on Wednesday. #parisolympics2024 #indiaatolympics #weightlifting #steeplechase #indiaatolympics #meerabaichanu #avinashsable

7 benefits of weightlifting: Improves sleep quality, reduces stress, regulates blood flow

Best exercises: Weightlifting promotes hormonal balance and better sleep quality, both crucial for maintaining skin health and reducing issues like acne and inflammation. Here are seven ways in which lifting weights can potentially help improve skin health.

Fit to Lead | Nazara Tech’s Nitish Mittersain: ‘Israeli Krav Maga is physically challenging & mentally stimulating’

Fitness goal for 2024: To lose body fat and increase muscle mass, improve stamina with HIIT and cardio.

Exercise tips: 7 science-backed benefits of strength training

Benefits of lifting weights: Strength training is a fundamental part of most exercise routines, but not just because it helps you lose weight or build muscle. It also has a plethora of lesser known physical and mental benefits.

2022 Commonwealth Games: Not just CWG medals, Indian weightlifters' steady progress is also very encouraging

India’s 15-member weightlifting contingent took the Games by storm, winning 10 medals, including three gold, to top the standings for the event, just like they did in 2018 in Gold Coast Australia.

England's Sarah Davies: From beauty queen to Commonwealth gold-winning weightlifter

Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022: Sarah Davies won gold in the 71 kg-category.Behind her were Canada's Alexis Ashworth and India's Harjinder Kaur.

Weightlifter Vikas Thakur strikes silver in men's 96 kg

The seasoned Thakur lifted a total of 346kg (155kg+191kg) to finish second and claim his third CWG medal across three editions.

Punjab government announces Rs 40 lakh cash award for CWG bronze medallist lifter Harjinder

A resident of Nabha in Patiala district, Harjinder totalled 212kgs (93 in snatch and 119 in clean and jerk) to finish on the podium on Monday night.

Commonwealth Games 2022 | India's Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins gold in men's 67kg weightlifting

This is India's second gold medal at the event after weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won gold at the 46kg Women's weightlifting final.

2022 Commonwealth Games: Bindyarani Devi clinches silver in women's 55kg weightlifting

Bindyarani was in the bronze medal finish after the snatch section with a personal best of 86kg, behind Olarinoye (92kg) and Fraer (89kg).

Commonwealth Games 2022 | Mirabai Chanu wins India's first gold medal

With her total lift of 201 Kg, Chanu smashed the Commonwealth and CWG record in snatch. She obliterated the Games record in clean and jerk as well as total lift.

2022 Commonwealth Games: Mirabai Chanu has little competition at Birmingham

In the year since winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Mirabai Chanu has been working on the alignment of her toes, shoulders and back while performing the explosive phase of the lift.

Commonwealth Games 2022: Here is the complete schedule of Team India

This is the first time that women's cricket has been included in the games and India’s performance will be closely watched

Anand Mahindra won't recommend picking a fight with British Indian. Here's why

The 31-year-old broke the British record deadlift at 375 kg in the 120 kg weight division at the event held in Manchester.

Mirabai Chanu may have to shelve her gold medal plans as weightlifting likely to lose Olympic Status

There is a growing possibility of weightlifting being scrapped from the 2024 Paris Olympics over long-term doping problems and governance issues.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | China's Shi Zhiyong breaks own record to win weightlifting gold

Shi lifted a total 364 kilograms to break his own world record by one kilogram and win gold for the second consecutive Olympics.

From Mirabai Chanu’s pizza to Vasily Alekseyev’s mighty meals

What is a well-deserved but occasional indulgence for the Tokyo silver medallist, was the equivalent of a daily appetizer for weightlifting’s greatest hero, the steak-chomping, 80-world-records-breaking Vasily Alekseyev.

Tokyo Olympics 2020 | Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz gets 1st Philippines gold, no China sweep

The Philippines has competed at every edition of the Summer Olympics since 1924 — except for a boycott of the Moscow Games in 1980 — with three silver and seven bronze medals before Diaz's win.

Tokyo Olympics | What are anti-doping rules and can Mirabai Chanu bag gold if Chinese weightlifter Hou Zhihui fails dope test?

According to reports, there is an "adverse analytical finding" in the samples of China's Hou Zhihui, who defeated Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu to bag the gold medal in women's 49kg category.

Mirabai Chanu: PM Modi leads country in congratulating Olympic silver medallist

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Wishing Mirabai Chanu on her success, PM Narendra Modi said her feat will inspire the future generations.