Punam Yadav

Commonwealth Games 2018: Specialised diet, German nutritional supplements behind Indian weightlifters' success

Indian weightlifting does not have the best track record in doping and Sharma said it was a problem tackled head-on by the national federation in the last four years.

Commonwealth Games 2018: Full schedule of events of Indian athletes on Day 5

Check out the full schedule of Indian athletes who will be in action on day 5 of the Commonwealth Games 2018.

Commonwealth Games 2018: Superwomen Manu Bhaker, Punam Yadav, Manika Batra lead charge as India end Day 4 on a high

Super Sunday was mostly about India’s sportswomen and their inspiring countless youngsters to take to sport and motivating the elders to think of sports as a wonderful way to sink into the collective consciousness of the nation.

Commonwealth Games 2018: Punam Yadav's gold, Vikas Thakur's bronze continues India's rich haul in weightlifting

Indian weightlifters remained a cut above the rest with Punam Yadav (69kg) adding a fifth gold medal and Vikas Thakur (94kg) picking up a bronze on Sunday.

Commonwealth Games 2018: Weightlifting success continues for India as Punam Yadav makes it a fifth gold

The gold rush continued in weightlifting for India as Punam Yadav added a fifth to the tally with a top finish in the 69kg category of the 21st Commonwealth Games on Sunday

Road to Rio: Indian weightlifters earn two quota places for 2016 Olympics

Indian women weightlifters finish in top 10 at Asian Championships, boost chances of Olympic qualification

Indian women weightlifters finished in top-10 in their respective weight categories at the Senior Asian Championships here to brighten the country's chances of booking Olympic quota places.

Weightlifting: India's Punam Yadav wins gold in two categories at Commonwealth championships

Punam Yadav (63kg) bagged gold medals for India in both the senior and junior women's categories on the third day of the 2015 Commonwealth Youth, Junior & Senior weightlifting championships here today.

Shreyasi, Asab and Punam win as India make it 20 medals at Commonwealth Games 2014

India's medal count touched 20 - five gold, eight silver and seven bronze - but the 2010 hosts were still in the fifth place behind Canada, Scotland, England and Australia.