weightlifting

Is it safe for children to lift weights? Does it stunt growth?

Lifting weights is an example of resistance training and experts note that there is no evidence a supervised resistance training program stunts kids’ growth or damages growth plates

Mirabai Chanu reveals she was on third day of periods after fourth place at Paris Olympics

Mirabai Chanu, who turns 30 today (August 8), lifted a total of 199kg (88kg+111kg) to finish fourth at the Paris Olympics.

Who is Mirabai Chanu, latest Indian to finish fourth in Paris Olympics

Weightlifter Chanu narrowly missed out on winning back-to-back Olympic medals after finishing fourth in the women's 49kg event with a combined score of 199.

Paris Olympics Dispatch: Mirabai Chanu left standing alone at doorstep of glory after 4th-place heartbreak

The number of fourth places at these games swelled to six. Weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai, who sought to lift our spirits, became the latest to join that ‘painful’ list.

Paris Olympics 2024: Mirabai Chanu misses medal after finishing fourth in weightlifting

India's Mirabai Chanu narrowly missed out on a medal in the women's 49 kg weightlifting competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics after she finished the tournament in fourth place on Wednesday.

Paris Olympics 2024: Weightlifting - history, rules, defending champions

Weightlifting has been around in human history for thousands of years and is among the oldest known sports. The modern version of the sport, the one that employs the use of barbells, came into existence in the late 19th century.

Mirabai Chanu set to make comeback after six-month injury layoff in IWF World Cup

Chanu, who has been recuperating from hip tendonitis she suffered during the Asian Games in September last year, has all but qualified for the Paris Olympics and simply appearing in the World Cup will confirm her quota.

Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli caught trying to enter women's hostel at night, expelled from Olympic camp in Patiala

The security personnel at Patiala's Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports captured the incident on video after catching Sheuli, who won gold in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in the women's hostel at night.

Asian Games 2023: Mirabai Chanu to undergo tests to ascertain extent of thigh injury

Mirabai Chanu's dream of winning a medal at the Asian Games was shattered as injury struck at the worst possible time.

Asian Games 2023: Mirabai Chanu to only attend weigh-in at World Weightlifting Championships

Even with Asian Games just days apart from World Weightlifting Championships, things are not going to be easy for Mirabai Chanu