IWF hands life ban on three lifters

Cracking the whip on dope offenders, Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on Saturday handed life bans on three lifters, including 2006 Commonwealth Games silver medallist Vicky Bhatta (56 kg),......

India pays IWF fine amount, cleared for SAF Games

The International Weightlifting Federation on Wednesday cleared the deck for Indian lifters' participationat the January 29-February 8 South Asian Games after the national body paid $50,000 as......

IWF cracks whip on Indian drug cheats

Repeat offenders Shailaja Pujari and Vicky Butta were slapped with life bans, while four others were barred for four years as the International Weightlifting Federation cracked the whip on Indian......

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......

Indian lifters' medal haul continues

Indians continued their impressive show at the Commonwealth Senior and Junior Weightlifting Championships, adding 11 more medals, including six gold, on the second day of the event in Penang,......