Tag: Weightlifter

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Weightlifter Ghasiram fails dope test by NADA

Bhubaneswar: Odia weightlifter Ghasiram Khara has failed the dope test conducted by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) a few days after he won three silver medals at the Sub Junior Weightlifting Championship. The Indian Weightlifting federation has temporarily suspended Khara after his urine tested positive for dope. “The weightlifter has been asked to undergo […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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Kohli, Chanu conferred Khel Ratna; Neeraj, Hima get Arjuna award

New Delhi: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu were conferred with the country’s highest sporting honour — Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award — by President Ram Nath Kovind at the annual National Sports Awards ceremony here on Tuesday. This year’s award ceremony was postponed to September 25 from the […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Mirabai Betters Her Own National Record, Lifts 203Kg To Win Gold In Nationals

Kolkata: Former world champion Mirabai Chanu on Tuesday bettered her own national record by two kilogram as she lifted a total of 203kg to win the 49kg gold in the National Weightlifting Championships here. The 25-year-old Manipuri lifted 88 kg in snatch in her second attempt and 115 kg in clean and jerk for a […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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