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Mirabhai Chanu bags gold medal at Qatar International Cup
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Dec 20 (ANI): Weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu on Friday bagged a gold medal to open India's account at the sixth Qatar International Cup.
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Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games to feature historic number of weightlifters
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): A meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board in Lausanne last week has approved a significant increase in the quotas for young male and female weightlifters at the Dakar 2022 Youth Olympic Games.
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Kiren Rijiju lauds athletes for securing top spot in Commonwealth Weightli
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday lauded Indian weightlifters for securing the first position in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship.
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Miffed weightlifters to return ‘Bangla Gaurav’ award
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Indian veteran weightlifters Jyotsna Mukherjee and Chay Adok have decided to return their ‘Bangla Gaurav’ award, expressing discontent with the West Bengal government for allegedly giving secondary treatment to the sport in the state.
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IWF lifts provisional suspension on weightlifter Sanjita Chanu
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Dope shaming came to an end for the two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sanjita Chanu on Wednesday with the revoking of a ban for the Indian weightlifter, who was tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid and provisionally suspended by the Internat
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Youth Olympics: Jeremy Lalrinnunga earns India's maiden gold
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], Oct 9 (ANI): Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga scripted history as he won India's first ever gold medal in the Men's 62kg Group A weightlifting event at the ongoing Youth Olympic Games here.
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PM Modi congratulates National Sports Awards winners
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 26(ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli, weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and others for being conferred with the National Sports Awards.
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Virat Kohli, Mirabai Chanu's names recommended for Khel Ratna
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 17 (ANI): Names of Indian skipper Virat Kohli and weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu have been recommended for the prestigious Khel Ratna award, sources in the Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award committee have confirmed.
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Mirabai Chanu's coach among seven recommended for Dronacharya Award
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 17 (ANI): Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's coach Vijay Sharma and veteran cricket coach Tarak Sinha are among seven recommended by the selection committee for the Dronacharya Award.
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Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu pulls out of Asian Games 2018
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will not participate in the upcoming 18th edition of Asian Games in Indonesia next week, owing to a backache.
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Weightlifter Sanjita Channu vows to prove herself clean
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold-medallist weightlifter Sanjita Channu has said that she would fight back to prove herself clean in the doping case.
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CWG 2018: Weightlifter Rahul felicitated by Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Apr. 19 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday felicitated gold medal weightlifter Ragala Venkat Rahul for his performance at Commonwealth Games 2018.
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