Baisya re-elected as IWLF chief, Chandrahas Rai Secy Gen

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 21:25

Birendra Prasad Baisya was on Saturday re-elected unopposed as president of Indian Weightlifting Federation for his second term during its Annual General Body meeting here.

IWF officials claim lifters disqualified for medals only

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 16:20

Indian officials claim that the four weightlifters disqualified from the Nanjing Youth Asian Games were allowed to take part in their respective events.

Nine Indian weightlifters to take part in Youth Games

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 7, 2013, 18:36

Indian Weightlifting Federation on Wednesday named a nine-member weightlifting team, including four girls, to participate in the 2nd Youth Asian Games to be held at Nanjing, China from August 16.

Indian junior lifters beat China to win team title

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 19:19

In a creditable achievement, Indian women weightlifters won the team title in the just-concluded Asian Junior Championships at Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.

Birendra Baishya elected IWF Executive Board member

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 20:57

Indian Weightlifting Federation President Birendra Prasad Baishya has been elected as the Executive Board Member of the International Weightlifting Federation.

Rahul bags 3 more golds for India in Asian Youth Weightlifting

Last Updated: Friday, November 9, 2012, 18:05

Ragala Venkat Rahul won three gold medals to help India increase their medals tally to seven on the second day of the 14th Asian Youth (Boys & Girls) Weightlifting Championships at Yangon, Myanmar on Friday.

Odisha weightlifters to participate in Asian championship

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 13:22

Two weightlifters from Odisha are participating in the Asian Youth (boys and girls) and Junior Men`s Weightlifting Championships 2012, organised by the Myanmar Weightlifting Federation.

London Olympics Weightlifting: Ravi Kumar crashes out

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 18:31

India's weightlifting campaign in the London Olympics ended today on a dismal note with Katulu Ravi Kumar coming up with a below-par performance in the men's 69kg category at the Excel Arena.

Low-profile Soniya keen to spring up surprise

Last Updated: Saturday, July 21, 2012, 15:47

Karnam Malleshwari`s bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics raised the profile of Indian weightlifting by several notches but little is expected of London-bound Soniya Chanu and the lifter does not mind it one bit as she is keen on springing a surprise at the mega-event.

SAI felicitates weightlifters for good show in C`wealth C`ship

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 13:58

The Indian weightlifting team, which won a whopping 45 medals in the recently-concluded Commonwealth Championships at Samoa, was today felicitated by the Sports Authority of India (SAI).

We want clean weightlifters at global events: IWF

Last Updated: Sunday, December 25, 2011, 17:38

Country`s weightlifters, who participated in international events, have come clean in several anti-doping tests, Indian Weightlifting Federation President claimed on Sunday.

Dope menace recedes but India disappoints at world stage

Last Updated: Sunday, December 25, 2011, 12:59

For once, doping did not take centre-stage in Indian weightlifting but the country failed to impress at the world stage with London Olympics qualification still uncertain even though there was unprecedented success to savour in the Commonwealth Championships.