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Sanjita Chanu demands apology from IWF after being cleared of doping charg
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], June 12 (ANI): After the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) dropped the doping charge against Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu, the two-time Commonwealth Games gold-medallist expressed elation while demanding an apology from the federation.
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Kiren Rijiju interacts with elite weightlifters, says decision soon on tra
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday spoke to all the nine elite weightlifters and chief coach Vijay Sharma and sought their feedback on the resumption of training in a phased manner.
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Mirabai Chanu urges people to follow PM's appeal and light diyas, candles
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Sunday urged people to follow the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to light diyas and candles tonight at 9 pm for nine minutes to fight the darkness spread by the coronavirus crisis.
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Hima Das, Mirabai Chanu urge people to follow lockdown and stay home
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], April 3 (ANI): Indian sprinter Hima Das and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Friday urged countrymen to stay at home and follow the lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The comments came soon after they attending a meeting with Prime Minister Nar
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Mirabai Chanu urges people to stay home, adhere to government guidelines t
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): As India continues its fight against coronavirus, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu urged people to stay at home and adhere to the guidelines given by the government.
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Karnam Malleswari backs Mirabai Chanu to win medal in Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): Former two-times World Champion Karnam Malleswari backed weightlifter Mirabai Chanu to win a medal at the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics here on Saturday.
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Velocity based training to give better results!
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 1 (ANI): A team of researchers with a new study has shed light on the fact that weightlifters could do less and still get stronger by changing the amount they lift each session. Velocity based training method intends to give more fruitful results.
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Lifting less can make you stronger, suggests study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], Feb 1 (ANI): According to new research conducted on physical exercises, weightlifters can get stronger by lifting less but changing the amount of weights that they lift in each session.
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NADA suspends weightlifter Ramshad AR for 2 years
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has suspended weightlifter Ramshad AR for two years after being found guilty of violating the anti-doping rule.
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Weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur banned for four years for doping violation
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur has been banned for four years by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) for a doping violation.
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Young weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga to head for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Jeremy Lalrinnunga, who became the first Indian to win a gold at the Youth Olympic Games, is now preparing for a berth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Weightlifter Seema banned for four years for doping
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Weightlifter Seema has been banned by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for four years for a doping violation.
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