Sanjoy to draw Sports Minister''s attention over dumping of Arunachal weightlifters
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 07:49.
Itanagar, Feb. 6 : Though Arunachal's golden boy Yukar Sibi and talented lifters like Sorum Hitlar Tagru and Kojum Read more »
German lifter drops 432 pound barbells onto neck in failed bid to defend Olympic title
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 10:39.
London, Aug. 8 : Defending Olympic weightlifting champion Matthias Steiner had a fortunate escape at London's ExCel center on Read more »
Olympic weightlifting: Ukraine's Torokhtiy wins 105kg event
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 09:00.
London, Aug 7 : Ukrainian weightlifter Oleksiy Torokhtiy outmuscled the competition to take the gold in a close men's 105 kg weightlifting final at the London Olympics. Read more »
Russian lifter mysteriously pulls out of Olympics
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Sat, 08/04/2012 - 12:20.
London, Aug 4 - Russian weightlifter Dmitry Klokov has withdrawn from the Olympics for unspecified medical reasons, the country's sports minister said Saturday. Read more »
Olympics: Back injury dashes Russian weightlifter's hopes
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Sat, 08/04/2012 - 09:45.
London, Aug 4 - Russia's gold medal favourite in weightlifting Khadzhimurat Akkaev has withdrawn from the Olympics with a back injury, the national federation said Saturday. Read more »
Olympic weightlifting: Polish underdog bags gold
Submitted by Keval Sharma on Sat, 08/04/2012 - 06:21.
London, Aug 4 : Poland's Adrian Edward Zielinski has won the gold medal in weightlifting men's 85kg category with a total of 385kg. Read more »
Olympic weightlifting: Record-breaker Lu lifts gold
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 07:47.
Olympic weightlifting: Ravi Kumar finishes sixth in 69kg
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Tue, 07/31/2012 - 13:09.
Olympics: North Korean weight-lifter breaks world record
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Tue, 07/31/2012 - 02:43.
London, July 31 : North Korea's Kim Un Guk broke the world record in men's 62 kg category weight-lifting on the way to win gold at the London Olympics Monday. Read more »
North Korean weightlifter credits Kim Jong Il for world-record feat of lifting thrice his weight
Submitted by Rajiv Dhoot on Mon, 07/30/2012 - 08:06.
London, July 30 : North Korean Olympian Om Yun Chol joined an elite list of weightlifters to have lifted three times Read more »
Beijing, June 19 - Retired soccer champ David Beckham is in China to build enthusiasm for the game in the world's most populous country, where fans are pretty discouraged at the moment over the poor performance of their national team. 
Guangzhou, June 18 : It certainly recalled the memory of Sven-Goran Eriksson from the 'good old days' in Italy and England, when he was surrounded by journalists and fans. 
Bridgetown (Barbados), June 18 : West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been forced to withdraw from the first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of his contractual obligations with English county team Derbyshire. 
London, June 18 : Former India fast bowler Javagal Srinath was Tuesday appointed the match referee for the first Champions Trophy semifinal between England and South Africa at the Oval on Wednesday. 
Misano (Italy), June 17 : Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here. 
Noumea (New Caledonia), June 15 : Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) took a commanding 12-minute lead for the MRF Tyres Rally team after Day 1 of the Rally of New Caledonia, the second round of the