Karnam Malleswari

Olympic medallist Karnam Malleswari appointed first VC of Delhi Sports University

Malleswari is the first Indian woman weightlifter to bring home an Olympic medal.

On weightlifter Karnam Malleswari's birthday, Kona Venkat announces a multilingual biopic on Olympic winner

The Karnam Malleshwari biopic will be jointly produced by Kona Venkat and MVV Satyanarayana. The cast and crew will be announced soon.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sydney 2000 bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari expects weightlifter Mirabai Chanu to win medal

The first woman to win an Olympic medal, Malleswari said junior weightlifters are getting more opportunities to participate in international event now than 20 years ago.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Former bronze medal winner Karnam Malleswari says 'all athletes should give trials' ahead of Games

The first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics, Malleswari also said she is hoping for a good showing by weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in Tokyo

Asian Games 2018: Indian weightlifters hope to replicate Gold Coast success despite injuries, doping setbacks

Weightlifting received a big boost, thanks to the impressive Commonwealth Games performance, but the recent doping controversy and the repeated injuries have taken a bit of sheen away

Weightlifting Federation of India express happiness over inclusion of Sanjita Chanu and two other lifters in TOP scheme

The government handed extensions to lifters Sanjita Chanu and Pardeep Singh who were originally in the TOP Scheme only till the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Games 2018: Sathish Sivalingam to shoulder India's medal hopes in weightlifting at Gold Coast

Sathish Kumar Sivalingam has emerged as the face of the men's weightlifters. The 25-year-old will be one of the front-runners at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

Commonwealth Games 2018: Mirabai Chanu will look to change colour of medal at Gold Coast event

The World Championship gold made Mirabai a name to reckon with and added credence to the belief that she was a bright medal prospect in events like Commonwealth Games,

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore says Khelo India games will in future include a separate women's championship

Addressing a press conference at the sidelines of the ongoing Khelo India School Games (KISG), Rathore said the number of disciplines in the ongoing event will also be increased from the current 16.

Mirabai Chanu says she 'thought of giving up' weightlifting after Rio Olympics failure

Looking back at her Rio Games performance, Chanu said the big stage got to her and she became nervous when her turn came as an Olympic medal slipped through her fingers.