Commonwealth Games
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Commonwealth champion weightlifter Sanjita Chanu faces 4-year ban by NADA
Sanjita Chanu, a weightlifter from India who has won the Commonwealth Games twice, has been banned for four years by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) of India after she tested positive for banned drugs. The testing took place during the...
Published On April 5th, 2023 -
Anahat Singh Crowned Girls U-15 squash Title at British Junior Open Tournament
Anahat Singh won the Girl’s U-15 squash title at British Junior Open Tournament. Anahat Singh was also one of the youngest players at the Commonwealth Games 2022. She won one of the most prestigious tournaments of the season in Birmingham,...
Published On January 10th, 2023 -
Indian boxer Birju Sah passes away
Indian boxer, Birju Sah has passed away recently, the first Indian boxer to win medals at both the Asian and Commonwealth Games. He was 48. He won bronze medals at both the Commonwealth & Asian Games in 1994. Sah’s first...
Published On September 8th, 2022 -
Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur claimed the bronze medal
India’s Harjinder Kaur claimed the bronze medal in the women’s 71kg weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham. England’s Sarah Davies won gold with a Commonwealth Games record of 229kg, while young Alexis Ashworth of Canada won silver with...
Last updated on August 4th, 2022 08:13 am -
Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli clinch gold medal
India’s weightlifter, Achinta Sheuli (73 Kg representative) bagged the gold medal in The Commonwealth Games 2022. The 20-year-old claimed the yellow metal with a combined effort of 313 Kilograms (143kg in snatch and 170kg in clean & jerk). India has...
Last updated on August 4th, 2022 07:28 am -
Commonwealth Games 2022: Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins Gold in men’s 67 kg weightlifting
India’s Jeremy Lalrinnunga has won the gold medal in men’s 67 kg category weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The 19-year-old Youth Olympic champion lifted a total of 300kg (140kg+160kg) to get the first position. This is the second gold...
Last updated on August 4th, 2022 07:27 am -
Commonwealth Games 2022: Bindiyarani Devi wins silver medal
Another Weightlifter of India, Bindyarani Devi (55kg) has clinched a silver in the women's 55kg as India continued its medal rush at the Commonwealth Games. She lifted a total weight of 202kg (86kg+116kg). Nigeria's Adijat Adenike Olarinoye also obliterated the...
Last updated on August 4th, 2022 07:33 am -
Commonwealth Games 2022: Mirabai Chanu wins India’s first gold medal
Daughter of India, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won India's first Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in the Women's 49Kg weightlifting category. She aggregated a total of 201kg (88kg+113kg) to stamp her authority in the competition and achieve a...
Last updated on August 4th, 2022 07:32 am -
Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifter Gururaja Poojary wins bronze
Indian weightlifter, Gururaja Poojary has won a bronze medal in the men's 61kg final at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. Poojary successfully pulled off a combined lift of 269kg, (118kg in snatch and 151kg in clean and jerk) to ensure...
Last updated on August 4th, 2022 07:29 am -
IOA named 322-member Indian contingent for Commonwealth Games
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced a 322-member Indian contingent including 215 athletes and 107 officials and support staff to represent the country at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The Games are scheduled to be held in...
Last updated on August 4th, 2022 08:07 am
