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Khelo India women's weightlifting, cycling events to take place this month The Khelo India National ranking women weightlifting tournament for senior, junior and youth women (3rd Phase) is set to be held at the Patliputra Sports Complex, Kankarbagh, Patna from February 18-24. A total amount of INR 1.47 crore has been approved for 3 Women's Weightlifting tournaments and it includes a total sum of INR 48.3 lakh for the top 8 ranked Weightlifters across ten weight categories in all age groups. Around 400 weightlifters will participate in Patna. Meanwhile, ...
Khelo India women's weightlifting, cycling events to take place this month
Khelo India women's weightlifting, cycling events to take place this month
Source: IANS
17/02/2023 12:02:01 PM
CWG 2022: India end weightlifting campaign with 10 medals, Gurdeep Singh wins bronze in Men`s 109+ kg  India ended its campaign in the weightlifting competitions in the 2022 Commonwealth Games with super heavyweight lifter Gurdeep Singh bagging a bronze medal in Men's 109+ kg final. Gurdeep's medal took India's total medal count from weightlifting to 10 -- three gold, three silver and four bronze -- marginally better than that at Gold Coast in 2018 when India had won only nine medals. Though India won an extra medal at Birmingham, what would rankle the Indian Weightlif...
CWG 2022: India end weightlifting campaign with 10 medals, Gurdeep Singh wins bronze in Men`s 109+ kg
CWG 2022: India end weightlifting campaign with 10 medals, Gurdeep Singh wins bronze in Men`s 109+ kg
Source: IANS
4/08/2022 11:54:36 AM
CWG 2022: Luck favours Harjinder Kaur as she wins bronze for India, seventh medal in weightlifting Indian weightlifter Harjinder Kaur claimed a bronze medal in the women's 71 kg competition at the Commonwealth Games here despite not lifting her best in an event in which England's Sarah Davies broke a plethora of records to storm to the gold medal. The 25-year-old from Mehas village near Nabha in Punjab lifted 93 in snatch and 119 in clean and jerk for a below-par total of 212 kg in the competition and at one time thought that she had lost out on a medal as Alexis Ashworth of Can...
CWG 2022: Luck favours Harjinder Kaur as she wins bronze for India, seventh medal in weightlifting
CWG 2022: Luck favours Harjinder Kaur as she wins bronze for India, seventh medal in weightlifting
Source: IANS
2/08/2022 11:08:36 AM
CWG 2022: Ajay Singh misses out on medal by one kg, finishes at fourth place in men`s 81kg final  Indian weightlifter Ajay Singh fought hard to grab another medal for India in 2022 Commonwealth Games, but he heartbreakingly missed out on a podium finish by just one kg to be at fourth place in the men's 81kg competition on Monday. In a thrilling final which went down the wire at the National Exhibition Centre, Ajay had nailed every lift of his in the competition. But he was unable to lift 180kg in his final attempt of clean and jerk to narrowly miss out on a medal, ending with...
CWG 2022: Ajay Singh misses out on medal by one kg, finishes at fourth place in men`s 81kg final
CWG 2022: Ajay Singh misses out on medal by one kg, finishes at fourth place in men`s 81kg final
Source: IANS
1/08/2022 5:17:33 PM
President, Prime Minister congratulate weightlifter Achinta Sheuli The President and Prime Minister on Monday congratulated weightlifter Achinta Sheuli on winning gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Congratulating Sheuli, President Droupadi Murmu tweeted, "Achinta Sheuli has made India proud by winning gold and making the tricolor fly high at the Commonwealth Games. You immediately overcame the failure in one attempt and topped the lineup. You are the champion who has created a history. Heartiest congratulations." Vice-president M V...
President, Prime Minister congratulate weightlifter Achinta Sheuli
President, Prime Minister congratulate weightlifter Achinta Sheuli
Source: IANS
1/08/2022 10:03:23 AM
Commonwealth Weightlifting: Lalrinnunga, Sheuli clinch gold; qualify for Birmingham 2022 Indian weightlifters Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli clinched gold medals in their respective categories at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, here on Friday. The 2018 Youth Olympic gold medallist Lalrinnunga lifted a total of 305kg -- a national record, lifting 141kg in snatch and 164kg in clean and jerk -- to finish on top of the podium. Nigeria's Joseph Edidiong (295kg) won silver while Sri Lankan Manoj Wihesinghe (254kg) took home the bronze. With his gold ...
Commonwealth Weightlifting: Lalrinnunga, Sheuli clinch gold; qualify for Birmingham 2022
Commonwealth Weightlifting: Lalrinnunga, Sheuli clinch gold; qualify for Birmingham 2022
Source: IANS
11/12/2021 11:57:46 AM
Mirabai Chanu to lead Indian challenge at Asian weightlifting Former world champion Mirabai Chanu will lead the Indian challenge in women's 49kg category at the upcoming Asian Weightlifting Championships to be held at Tashkent in Uzbekistan from April 16 to 25. The competition, an Olympic qualifier, is expected to attract top weightlifters from across the Asian continent. While 26-year-old Mirabai is the star attraction in the women's category, the 18-year-old Jeremy Lalrinnuga is the best bet in men's section. He will compete in the 6...
Mirabai Chanu to lead Indian challenge at Asian weightlifting
Mirabai Chanu to lead Indian challenge at Asian weightlifting
Source: IANS
3/04/2021 11:21:08 AM