Lifter Siddhanta Gogoi is 61kg junior Asian champion

IMAGE: 19-year-old Siddhanta Gogoi lifted 265kg (116kg+149kg) to give hosts India their first gold medal at the ongoing tournament. Photograph: Kind courtesy Khel Now/Twitter India's Siddhanta......

India will host Olympics in future, says Thakur

IMAGE: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur claimed India is working towards hosting the Olympic Games in the future. Photograph: SAI Media India will organise the Olympics in future, Sports Minister......

Indian lifters shine at C'wealth Youth meet

Indian lifters continued their impressive show at the Commonwealth Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships winning seven more medals, including three gold, on the second day of the competition......

Turbulent year for Mirabai and Indian weightlifting

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu came tantalisingly close to clinching a second Olympics medal but a faltered lift in her final attempt cruelly snatched the dream from her grasp. Photograph: Amanda......

India dominates Commonwealth weightlifting with 20 medals

Photograph: Kind Courtesy SAI Media/Twitter Lovepreet Singh and Purnima Pandey finished on the podium on the final day as hosts India wrapped up the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships with a......