Indian Weightlifting Federation

India will organise the Olympics in future, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said on Thursday, insisting that hosting quality tournaments across various disciplines will help the country become a sporting super power. Earlier this month,…

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…

With Mirabhai Chanu and Bindyarani Devi undergoing training in St. Louis, USA, other weightlifters have to opportunity to prove their mettle. | Photo Credit: File photo: C.V. SUBRAHMANYAM While the Asian Games remain the big-ticket event…

The government is unhappy with the wrestlers' behaviour and will not reconstitute the oversight committee formed to probe the sexual harassment charges against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Sports Ministry sources said on…

NEW DELHI: Indian weightlifters -- Gyaneshwari Yadav and V Rithika -- won silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the 49 kg weight category at the IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Heraklion, Greece. This has been the best…

NEW DELHI: The rejection of Mirabai Chanu's 55 kg entry for the upcoming Commonwealth Games by the International Weightlifting Federation will not affect India's medal chances in the Birmingham event, head coach Vijay Sharma said on…

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu has achieved a lot of success competing in the 49kg weight division, including winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year.. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Olympic silver medallist weightlifter…

NEW DELHI: Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will compete in a new weight class -- 55kg -- at the Commonwealth Games later this year to help maximise India's chances of winning more gold medals in the multi-sport event in…

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) and IWLF have laid down specific key result areas for the HPD. The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) will get the services of its first high-performance director, Aveenash Pandoo, until the 2024…

Express News Service CHENNAI: AVEENASH Pandoo will soon be joining as a high performance director with the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF). His appointment will see the first foreigner working with the Indian…