Sivalingam gives India third weightlifting gold

IMAGE: India's Sathish Kumar Sivalingam competes in the 77 kg weightlifting class at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Sathish Kumar Sivalingam gave India its......

Lifter Sivalingam out of medal contention

IMAGE: India’s Sathish Kumar Sivalingam completes his lift during the men’s 77kg Group B weightlifting competition at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday. Photograph: Athit......

Indian weightlifters Sathish, Mirabai qualify for Rio Olympics

IMAGE: Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu in action. Photograph: Twitter. Indian weightlifters Sivalingam Sathish Kumar and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu earned the right to compete at the Rio......

How Sivalingam battled pain to snatch another C'wealth gold

'I had no hopes of winning a medal after I injured my thighs during the National Championships while attempting 194 kg in clean and jerk. ' 'Even now I am competing at less than ideal fitness, but......

Etoundi grabs painful bronze, four years after 'Glasgow kiss'

The Australian weightlifter said his bicep had fallen down to his elbow only a week before the Gold Coast competition and he felt a 'click' when trying to lift 168kg on the clean and jerk.......