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Lovepreet Singh and Purnima Pandey finished on the podium on the final day as hosts India wrapped up the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships with a rich haul of 20 medals on Sunday. Indian weightlifters won a silver and a bronze medal…

NEW DELHI: India's Shubham Todkar secured the gold medal in the 61kg category at the Commonwealth Championships. However, despite his victory, his compatriot Sidhanta Gogoi, who was competing in the junior competition, outperformed him and…

Gyaneshwari Yadav clinches women’s 49kg gold at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships. Photo: Twitter/@Media_SAI Star lifter Mirabai Chanu was not there but Gyaneshwari Yadav gave the audience something to cheer for by clinching the…

Hosts India are expected to win a bagful of medals despite the absence of star lifters, including Mirabai Chanu, when the Commonwealth Championships get underway in Greater Noida on Wednesday. The Commonwealth tournaments -- Commonwealth…

শুভব্রত মুখার্জি: চোট থেকে এখনও পুরোপুরি মুক্ত নন অলিম্পিক গেমসে পদকজয়ী মীরাবাই চানু। ফলে আসন্ন কমনওয়েলথ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপে খেলা হবে না তাঁর। মাস দেড়েক আগে তিনি তাঁর থাইয়ে চোট পেয়েছিলেন। সেই চোট এখনও সারেনি পুরোপুরি। চিকিৎসকদের মতে, এখন…

IMAGE: India's Mirabai Chanu Saikhom on the podium after winning a silver medal in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters Mirabai Chanu's heartwarming tale of redemption at the Tokyo Olympics was the…

TASHKENT: India's teenage weightlifting sensation Jeremy Lalrinnunga could not breach his personal best mark but the effort of 305kg was enough to win the gold medal in the men's 67kg category even as Achinta Sheuli became the 73kg champion…

Express News Service CHENNAI: Indian weightlifters continued their good run at the ongoing Commonwealth Championships in Tashkent, with Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli winning a gold each in their respective…

NEW DELHI: Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has pulled out of the upcoming World Championships to be held in Uzbekistan's Tashkent from December 7 to 17. Mirabai, who had won the World title in 2017, decided to withdraw…

KOLKATA: Star Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Wednesday said that he has set his eyes on breaking the Olympic record to go with his gold medal winning feat at the Tokyo Games. Neeraj, who has a personal best of 88.07m metres,…