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All you need to know about the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Gandhinagar

All you need to know about the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Gandhinagar

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India is set to host the prestigious 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Gandhinagar from May 12 to May 17, 2026, bringing together some of the biggest names in world weightlifting. India is hosting the Asian Weightlifting Championships for the first time in 44 years. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from April 1 to 10 but was later rescheduled due to tensions in the Middle East and Gulf region. Around 260 athletes from nearly 30 countries are registered for the championship, making it one of the biggest continental weightlifting events in Asia this year. The competition also carries major significance as it contributes towards qualification pathways for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. Star-studded field featuring Olympic and World champions The verified entry list includes several Olympic medallists and World Champions, promising high-quality competition across all categories. Among the biggest attractions is Liu Huanhua, the Paris 2024 Olympic Champion and 2023 World Champion. He will be joined by Fares Ibrahim El-Bakh, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion. In the women’s events, Park Hye-jeong, …

India to host Asian Weightlifting C’ships after 44 years in April 2026

India to host Asian Weightlifting C’ships after 44 years in April 2026

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India will host the 2026 Asian Weightlifting Championships in April 2026 at Ahmedabad, the Asian Weightlifting Federation announced on Tuesday. Slated to be held from 1 April, 2026 to 10 April, 2026, it will mark the return of the continental competition to India after a gap of 44 years. India last hosted the event way back in 1982. This will also mark the first edition of the Asian Championships under the newly introduced weight classes of the sport, which will come into action from June 2025. The latest edition of the championships just finished earlier this month in Jiangshan, China, under the previous version of IWF weight classes, where a depleted two-member Indian team finished medal less. Nirupama Dubey (64 Kg) had the best result for India in Jiangshan, finishing fourth with a 206kg total (91kg + 115kg). Meanwhile, Dilbag (96 Kg) finished ninth with a 339kg total (147kg + 192kg). The Olympic medalist Mirabai Chanu skipped the tournament as she is still recovering from an injury. She will be aiming to return to the …

Manipur surges to top of medal tally, Bindyarani breaks NR

Manipur surges to top of medal tally, Bindyarani breaks NR

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Karnataka’s 14-year-old swimming sensation, Dhinidhi Desinghu, won her fourth gold at the 38th National Games in Dehradun on Friday. However, Karnataka could not retain its top spot, with Manipur surging to the lead. The northeastern state’s weightlifters continued to shine, with weightlifter Bindyarani Devi (women’s 55kg) breaking a national record. Bindyarani lifted a total of 201kg with 88kg (NR) in snatch and 113kg in Clean and Jerk. With nine gold medals, including one each from weightlifting and wushu, and a total of 19 medals, Manipur moved to the top. The state also secured 7 silver and 3 bronze medals. Services jumped two places to claim second spot, just one medal behind Manipur. On Friday, they won nine medals, including five gold, bringing their total to 18 (9 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze). Weightlifting, National Games Uttarakhand: Excellent performance from Bindyarani Devi in W55kg division as she lifts a total of 201kg with 88kg (NR) in snatch and 113kg in C&J! Lately, she has been missing the 200kg mark for quite some time. Good to see …

Bindyarani Devi betters Mirabai Chanu’s national record in 55kg snatch

Bindyarani Devi betters Mirabai Chanu’s national record in 55kg snatch

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Bindyarani Devi, on Friday, improved on the Mirabai Chanu’s snatch national record in women’s 55kg weightlifting at the 2025 National Games in Uttarakhand. Bindyarani, a silver medallist from the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, lifted 88kg in snatch to set a new national record. The 49kg Olympic medallist Chanu held the previous record with an 86kg lift in the event. Bindyarani was competing for Manipur at the National Games when she achieved the feat. It was indeed a special moment for the 26-year-old weightlifter, who grew up idolising Chanu. In fact, the Tokyo Olympics medallist had gifted Bindyarani with a pair of shoes when she was struggling financially to keep her in the sport. “She [Chanu] knew I did not have the money to buy the lifting shoes but she didn’t think twice before gifting me those shoes,” Bindyarani had said after winning her Commonwealth Games medal. The Bindyarani now holds all three national records in women’s 55kg. She also holds the best ever lift of 116kg in clean and jerk and a total record of …

Bindyarani Devi finishes 9th at World Weightlifting Championships

Bindyarani Devi finishes 9th at World Weightlifting Championships

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Commonwealth Games silver medallist Bindyarani Devi made a ninth-place finish in the women’s 55kg category at the IWF World Weightlifting Championships 2024 in Mahama, Bahrain on Sunday. Competing in Group B of the 55kg non-Olympic category, the 25-year-old lifted an accumulated weight of 195kg – 85kg in snatch and 110kg in clean and jerk. Her effort was 7kg short of her personal best (PB) of 202kg, which she attained at the Commonwealth Games in 2022. In the snatch event, she lifted 85kg in her second lift but failed to lift 88kg in her final attempt. In the clean and jerk segment, Bindyarani made a solid start by lifting 110kg. She attempted 114kg and 116kg in her next two attempts but failed to lift the bar-bell. As a result, the Indian weightlifter finished second in Group B. The weightlifters are divided into three groups depending on their starting weights – the 12 lifters with the highest start weights feature in Group A. Kang Hyon-gyong of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea clinched the gold medal with …

Bindyarani Devi betters Mirabai Chanu’s national record in 55kg snatch

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In absence of Olympic medalist Mirabai Chanu, an all women three member Indian contingent will take part in the World Weightlifting Championships 2024 starting tomorrow. Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Mirabai will miss the tournament due to focus on rehabilitation. She last competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where she finished fourth. Gyaneshwari Yadav will represent India in the women’s 49kg division in absence of Mirabai. Gyaneshwari is a junior world championships silver medalist and is in the Group A of her category. Commonwealth Games medalist Bindyarani Devi will complete in the women’s 55kg category. She will be in Group B and compete in a non-Olympic category. Another Indian lifter Ditimoni Sonowal will compete I in the Group C of 64kg- another non-Olympic category. India will have no representation in the men’s categories in Manama this year. Last year four Indian male weightlifters- Achinta Sheuli, Ajith Narayan, Gurdeep Singh and Shubham Tanaji Todkar participated in the World Championships. India’s last medal at the World Championships was won by Mirabai Chanu at the 2022 edition in Bogota, …

Bindyarani Devi bags bronze medal

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Weightlifter Bindyarani Devi won the bronze medal in the women’s 55kg event at the IWF World Cup on Tuesday. Commonwealth silver medalist Bindya was competing in a non-Olympic weight class and lifted a total of 196kg (83kg+113kg) to claim the third spot on the podium. She won the silver medal in the clean and jerk category with a lift of 113 kg. Medals are awarded separately for snatch, clean and jerk, and total lift in continental, World Cups, and World Championships. Competing in a non-Olympic weight class, the 25-year-old put on an underwhelming display as her 2022 CWG medal-winning effort was a total effort of 203kg. BIG NEWS📢📢 Bindyarani Devi wins India’s FIRST-EVER World Cup medal! 🏋️ She wins SILVER🥈 in clean & jerk with 113kg, and BRONZE🥉 in total with 196kg in the women’s 55kg category 🇮🇳🙌 pic.twitter.com/OdOr0PVWrV — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) April 2, 2024 The Indian could manage three legal lifts in her six attempts here and her total was a whopping 38kg less than that of North Korea’s Kang Hyon Gyong, who …

Mirabai Chanu to return in action before Paris Olympics

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Mirabai Chanu and Bindyarani Devi are the only two Indian weightlifters who will be taking part in the fourth edition of the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand from 31st March to April 11. This is the final qualifying event for the Paris Olympics 2024, hence many top weightlifters across the world will be taking part to confirm their place in the race to Paris Rankings. India’s Mirabai Chanu is currently ranked second in R2P in women’s 49 Kg and almost secured her quota for the Olympics while Bindyarani is in 29th position in women’s 59 Kg and her chances of qualification for the Paris Olympics are very tough. Chanu will be making a comeback after a very long injury layoff, she will be treating this World Cup as a warm-up tournament and will gain some match practice before going in for the Paris Olympics to defend her silver medal from the last edition. In men’s weightlifting, there is no representation for India as Achinta Sehuli and Gurdeep Singh withdrew before the event. This meant …