Weightlifter Harshada India's first Jr World Champion

IMAGE: Harshada Garud won the gold medal with a total effort of 153kg (70kg+83kg) in the women's 45kg category at the IWF Junior World Championships in Heraklion, Greece. Photograph: SAI......

World Jr lifting: Gyaneshwari wins silver, Rithika bronze

IMAGE: Indonesia’s gold medallist Windy Cantika Aisah and India’s Gyaneshwari Yadav (silver) and compatriot V Rithika (bronze) pose with their medals from the women's 49kg at the IWF......

Mirabai is Queen of Indian weightlifting again in 2022

IMAGE: Saikhom Mirabai Chanu reacts after performing a clean & jerk. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images The legend of Mirabai Chanu continues to grow as she added a second World......

Mirabai lifts Indian spirits with Tokyo silver but weightlifting faces uncertain Olympic future

IMAGE: India's Mirabai Chanu Saikhom on the podium after winning a silver medal in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters Mirabai Chanu's heartwarming tale of......

IWF to move Asian junior meet out of India

The negative publicity surrounding the series of dope flunks by lifters has forced the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) to forfeit itself the right to host Asian Youth and Junior Championships......