Girl Weightlifting

An 8-year-old girl, Arshia Goswami, from Panchkula, Haryana, has become an internet sensation with her stunning weightlifting skills.

Mirabai Chanu became India's first medal winner at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, winning silver in the women's 49kg category.

India bagged the top honours in senior men, senior women, junior men, junior women and youth girls categories, while finishing runners-up in the youth boys division.

Competing in the 44kg Youth Girls event, Mohin managed a total lift of 131 kg (58+73) to win gold.

Youth boys and girls, junior men and women, and senior men -- all pocketed the Winners Team Trophy -- while the senior women had to be satisfied with the runners-up team title.

K Shireesha and Joti Mal swept all the three gold on offer in the junior women 58kg and youth girl 58kg categories respectively.

Promising lifter Purnima Chanu won three sliver medals in 48kg girls category to open India's tally in the 13th Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships at Pattaya in Thailand on Monday.

Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) grabbed the first gold in the men's section while Manipur girls dominated the inaugural day of the weightlifting event of the 34th National Games here on Tuesday.

An 8-year-old girl, Arshia Goswami, from Panchkula, Haryana, has become an internet sensation with her stunning weightlifting skills.

Mirabai Chanu became India's first medal winner at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, winning silver in the women's 49kg category.

India bagged the top honours in senior men, senior women, junior men, junior women and youth girls categories, while finishing runners-up in the youth boys division.

Competing in the 44kg Youth Girls event, Mohin managed a total lift of 131 kg (58+73) to win gold.

Youth boys and girls, junior men and women, and senior men -- all pocketed the Winners Team Trophy -- while the senior women had to be satisfied with the runners-up team title.

K Shireesha and Joti Mal swept all the three gold on offer in the junior women 58kg and youth girl 58kg categories respectively.

Promising lifter Purnima Chanu won three sliver medals in 48kg girls category to open India's tally in the 13th Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships at Pattaya in Thailand on Monday.

Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) grabbed the first gold in the men's section while Manipur girls dominated the inaugural day of the weightlifting event of the 34th National Games here on Tuesday.