weightlifting

Raipur, March 26 Winning a medal at the Asian Games remains the one milestone Mirabai Chanu is determined to achieve this year, with the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist calling it "unfinished business" in an otherwise illustrious career.For over a decade, Chanu has been the face of Indian...

Raipur, March 26 – India's weightlifting star, Mirabai Chanu, has revealed her strategy for managing weight categories for major international events, stating that she will maintain her weight within the 48kg category for the Commonwealth Games, but will need to move up to the 49kg category...

March 26, New Delhi – Dhoneesh N from Karnataka and Anjali Munda from Odisha won the first two gold medals of the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games 2026, held in Chhattisgarh.Dhoneesh and Anjali secured gold medals in the men's and women's 200-meter freestyle swimming events, respectively...

Raipur, March 25 The powerhouse state of Karnataka showcased its dominance in the pool, winning five of the six gold medals on offer, with Dhoneesh N making a splash in the men's 200m freestyle on the opening day of the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games here on Wednesday.Dhoneesh clocked...

Raipur, March 25 – Karnataka’s Dhoneesh N. and Odisha’s Anjali Munda won the first two gold medals with dominant performances in the men’s and women’s 200m freestyle swimming event at the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026 at the International Swimming Complex in Raipur on Wednesday...

March 25, New Delhi – The Khelo India Tribal Games will begin in the state of Chhattisgarh today.The event will take place across three cities – Raipur, Jagdalpur, and Surguja – from March 25th to April 3rd.1,300 athletes will compete for 16 gold medals.The Games will feature seven medal...

Raipur, March 24 The first edition of the 10-day 'Khelo India Tribal Games' will begin here on Wednesday with around 3,800 athletes from across the country competing in nine sports disciplines, Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao said.Describing the games as a "milestone" in Indian...

Raipur, March 24 Chhattisgarh is preparing to host the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games, which begin on Wednesday. Prominent Indian sports figures, including Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey, midfielder Salima Tete, and top sprinter Animesh Kujur, have expressed that the Khelo India Tribal...

Raipur, March 24 Close to 1300 athletes from across the country will compete in nine disciplines in the first-ever Khelo India Tribal Games, which will begin here on Wednesday.The Games will be held at three venues in Chhattisgarh – Raipur, Jagdalpur, and Sarguja – and 106 gold medals will be...

Chhattisgarh is set to host the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026 from March 25 to April 3. The event will take place across three cities – Raipur, Jagdalpur, and Surguja – bringing together over 6,000 participants, including 2,300 athletes.With over 32 percent of its population belonging...

New Delhi, March 19 The eighth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games will be held in Malta and Gozo from October 29 to November 4 next year.The opening ceremony will take place on October 29, followed by a six-day sporting program from October 30 to November 4.The Games will feature eight...

New Delhi, March 11 The Asian Weightlifting Championships, originally scheduled to be held in Ahmedabad in April, have been postponed to May due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia.The continental event, originally slated for April 1 to 10, has been pushed back by over a month and will now be...

Aurangabad, March 8 Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Raksha Khadse, on Sunday said that India's medal count at the Summer Olympic Games and other multi-disciplinary events can significantly improve if women's participation in sports increases substantially.Khadse made this...

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, has announced that the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) will be held in Chhattisgarh between March 26th and April 6th. The inaugural edition of the Tribal Games will be held in three cities of the state, including Raipur...

New Delhi, March 6 – The inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games will be held from March 26 to April 6 in three cities of Chhattisgarh: Raipur, Jagdalpur, and Sarguja, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, announced on Friday.The Games will feature seven medal sports –...

New Delhi, March 6 The inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) will be held in three cities of Chhattisgarh – Raipur, Jagdalpur, and Sarguja – between March 26 and April 6.The KITG will feature seven medal sports – athletics, football, hockey, weightlifting, archery, swimming, and wrestling...

New Delhi, March 5 With shipping containers repurposed into housing units awaiting them as accommodation in this year's Asian Games, makeshift containers are being installed at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centres in Patiala and Bengaluru to help the athletes familiarize themselves with...

Chandigarh, February 23 AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha said on Monday that he has allocated ₹1 crore from his MPLAD fund for the construction of an indoor sports facility in Nurpur Bedi village in Rupnagar district of Punjab.He said that Nurpur Bedi is a central location for the 135...

Modinagar, February 9 N Ajith, representing the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), impressed the audience by breaking the national snatch record with a lift of 320kg in the men's 71kg senior category at the IWLF National Youth, Junior, and Senior weightlifting championships held here on...