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IMAGE: 19-year-old Siddhanta Gogoi lifted 265kg (116kg+149kg) to give hosts India their first gold medal at the ongoing tournament. Photograph: Kind courtesy Khel Now/Twitter India's Siddhanta Gogoi clinched the men's 61kg junior title…

Ben Helfgott, a Polish Jew who, after being liberated from Nazi imprisonment in 1945 weighing a skeletal 80 pounds, became an Olympic weight lifter for Britain, his adopted country, and who later dedicated himself to a public life of…

IMAGE: Bindyarani Devi had a total effort of 194kg (83kg+111kg) in the non-Olympic 55kg category. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter India's weightlifter Bindyarani Devi was quick to make amends after an underwhelming performance in snatch…

Tribune News Service Vinayak Padmadeo New Delhi, December 7 Vijay Sharma, the chief coach of the Indian weightlifting team, can’t hide his joy and…

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PTI Birmingham, August 3Indian heavyweight Lovepreet Singh won a bronze in the men’s 109kg category to continue the country’s medal rush in…

'Clearly she dropped one medal from the weightlifting arena' '...It happens, my sheer bad luck' IMAGE: Punam Yadav was disqualified in the women's 76kg category after failing in all her three clean and jerk attempts. Photograph: PTI Indian…

Photograph: Kind courtesy SAI Media/Twitter The Punjab government on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs 40 lakh for weightlifter Harjinder Kaur after she claimed a bronze medal in the 71kg category at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in…

PTI Chandigarh, August 2 The Punjab government on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs 40 lakh for weightlifter Harjinder Kaur after she claimed a…

Indian weight fifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga Jeremy's efforts helped India bag the fifth medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022. He followed fellow…