Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga gets hero’s welcome on return from CWG

Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga was on Monday accorded a hero’s welcome as he returned residence in Aizawl after profitable a gold medal for India on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Our Hero – Jeremy Lalrinnunga has landed! Welcome residence Champ! 💪🏼🥇🏋🏻‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/bpgMVUQA9J — Robert Romawia Royte (@robertroyte) August 8, 2022 He was obtained by Mizoram Sports minister … Read more

Got lot of love from India, says Pakistani weightlifter and ‘Mirabai fan’

As quickly as Nooh Dastagir Butt received Pakistan’s first gold medal at this version of the Commonwealth Games, one of the primary individuals to lend a congratulatory hand was none apart from Indian celebrity Mirabai Chanu. As an Olympic medallist, Chanu has catapulted herself to superstardom and isn’t solely an icon in India but in … Read more

CWG 2022: Weightlifter Gurdeep Singh bags bronze in +109kg

Gurdeep Singh rounded off India’s weightlifting marketing campaign with a bronze medal in the +109kg occasion on the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. The-26-year-old debutant had a finest effort of 390kg (167kg+223kg) for a podium end.

With his mother’s good-luck charm by his facet, weightlifter Thakur completes hat-trick of CWG podium finishes

Vikas Thakur kissed a sacred thread on his brow simply earlier than he squatted for his second clean-and-jerk elevate within the 96 kg weight class medal spherical on Tuesday. The thread was given to him by his mom, Asha, who feared Vikas’ well-being. Thakur, in any case, had suffered a number of accidents throughout his … Read more

From cutting chaff on the fields to lifting barbell to win CWG bronze: Weightlifter Harjinder’s journey

The energy Harjinder Kaur confirmed in the tug-of-war opened doorways for her to develop into a weightlifter. Her robust arms, she says, had been developed by cutting fodder. It was onerous labour on what is named the toka, a chaff cutting machine which requires the operator to flip an enormous wheel with blades. The 25-year-old … Read more

CWG 2022: Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli bags India's third gold

Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli (73kg) lived as much as his high billing as he clinched India’s third gold within the Commonwealth Games. Favourite to win the occasion, debutant Sheuli heaved 313kg (143kg+170kg) to seize the gold at NEC Hall on Sunday.

While You Were Asleep: Weightlifter Bindyarani wins silver, Vandana stars in India’s 3-1 win over Wales, Srihari finishes 7th in 100m backstroke

Weightlifter Bindyarani Devi clinched a silver in the ladies’s 55kg and received India’s fourth medal in weightlifting on Day 2 of the continued Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Bindyarani, who hails from Manipur had received the Commonwealth Championships gold in 2019 earlier than getting a silver in the 2021 version. The 23-year-old created a Games document … Read more