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The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has decided to reduce the number of weight categories in both the men’s and women’s sections from 10 to 8 from June next year following a proposal by its Innovation Commission. The 55kg category in men’s section will be scrapped and competitions will start from 60kg, with categories…
Indian lifter Valluri Ajaya Babu.© X/@Media_SAI Indian weightlifter Valluri Ajaya Babu produced a record-breaking performance to clinch the gold medal in the men’s 81kg junior and senior categories at the Commonwealth Championships at Suva in Fiji on Thursday. The 19-year-old Babu heaved a total of 326kg (147kg + 179kg) to finish on top…
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Bulgarian Karlos Nasar became the lightest man to lift 400 kilogrammes in competition as he shattered the men’s 89kg weightlifting world record at the Olympics on Friday. “The Olympic Games are like going into space for me and I feel like I’m on Mars,” said the 20-year-old Nasar. Tied for first after lifting…
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Oleksandr Pielieshenko has been killed in the war against Russia© AFP Ukrainian double European champion weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko has been killed in the war against Russia, the Ukrainian weightlifting federation announced on Monday. Pielieshenko, 30, won European gold in 2016 and 2017, and narrowly missed out on a medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics where…
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Tokyo Olympics silver-medallist Mirabai Chanu all but qualified for the 2024 Paris Games after she finished third in the women’s 49kg Group B event of the IWF World Cup on Monday. Returning from a six-month injury lay off, Chanu lifted a total of 184kg (81kg+103kg) at the tournament, which is the final and a mandatory…
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Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter Achinta Sheuli has been expelled from the Paris Olympics preparatory camp after he was caught entering the women’s hostel at night at NIS Patiala. The disciplinary breach occurred on Thursday night. The 22-year-old, who competes in the men’s 73kg weight class, was caught by security personnel, who made a video…
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Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu will undergo tests on October 3 in Mumbai to find out the severity of the thigh injury she suffered at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Despite feeling some pain in her thigh during the warm-ups, Chanu went ahead with her six attempts in the women’s 49kg competition at the continental showpiece,…
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India had a great run on Friday at the Asian Games as their athletes continue to lead the charge towards the 100-medal mark. After shooters, India sealed medals in squash, athletics and tennis too. Kiran Baliyan won bronze in women’s shot put to win India’s first medal in athletics at Asian Games 2023. With a good…
Mirabai Chanu has been a frontrunner in the women’s 49kg category for years but with an increasing number of weightlifters breaching the elusive 90kg mark, the pressure is mounting on the Tokyo Olympics medallist to nail the coveted lift. As many as seven athletes, including five in this current Olympic cycle, have lifted 90kg or…
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Mirabai Chanu has been a frontrunner in the women’s 49kg category for years but with an increasing number of weightlifters breaching the elusive 90kg mark, the pressure is mounting on the Tokyo Olympics medallist to nail the coveted lift. As many as seven athletes, including five in this current Olympic cycle, have lifted 90kg or…
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