Team India Wins 18 Gold Medals at International Powerlifting Championship in Dubai
The Indian Powerlifting team achieved remarkable success, winning gold medals in multiple events, at the International Powerlifting Championship, held in Dubai. Sponsored by Electrotherm India, the Indian team excelled and secured an impressive 18 gold medals across various categories such as bench press, squats, deadlift, and strict curl. The 28-member strong team from seven states, including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
KIYG 2023: Weightlifter Jyoshna rises from poverty in remote Odisha village to shatter national record
A few months ago, Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter K Ravi Kumar was supposed to reach Jyoshna Sabar’s village around 11am. But it was evening then and he had still not been able to find his way through this mountainous,
The journey of India in Weightlifting at the Asian Games
India made its weightlifting debut at the first Asian Games in 1951 in New Delhi, India. In those early years, Indian weightlifters performed admirably, but medals were uncommon. The 1980s and 1990s were pivotal years in Indian weightlifting. Also Read: India’s
Weightlifting Rules: Olympic Weightlifting Rules & Regulations
Weightlifting Rules & Regulations Weightlifting first appeared in the Olympics in 1896, but until 1920, the inclusion of the event in the Olympic games was inconsistent. It was only from 1920 that Weightlifting continued in the Olympics as an event on