Karnam Malleswari

Karnam Malleswari praised Mirabai Chanu for winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. She also hailed Neeraj Chopra for his gold medal.

Tokyo Olympics: Mirabai Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for an Olympic medal in weightlifting as she secured a silver in the women's 49kg category on Saturday.

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

“Delhi Sports University is starting. Our big dream has come true. I am extremely proud to say that Olympic medalist Karnam Malleswari ji will be the first Vice-Chancellor,” said Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi.

Chanu had become only the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to emerge a world champion in November 2017 when she created a new world record of 194kg - 85kg snatch and 109kg clean-and-jerk - to lift gold at the World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, USA.

Congress vice-President Rahul Gandhi was speaking at the launch of National Youth Policy 2014 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan, a Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme. Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, Mary Kom, Vijender Singh, P Gopichand, Ashwini Nachappa, Ronjan Sodhi and Karnam Malleswari were also present on the occasion.

Karnam Malleswari's bronze at the 2000 Olympics raised the profile of Indian weightlifting by several notches but little is expected of London-bound Soniya Chanu and the lifter does not mind it one bit as she is keen on springing a surprise at the mega-event.

Olympic medallist Karnam Malleswari has shot back at Kunjarani Devi for putting her weight behind the Indian Weightlifting Federation, saying her compatriot's view regarding the current office bearers of IWF is "unwarranted and sponsored".

Double Asian Games bronze medalist lifter Kunjarani Devi has slammed Karnam Malleswari for her recent attack on the Indian Weightlifting Federation office bearers, saying the former's statement that IWF was being run by people who do not know the sport was "baseless".

2000 Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari has reportedly resigned as the vice-president of Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF).

After weightlifting coach Ramesh Malhotra's suspension on charges of sexual harassment, the Indian Weightlifting Federation on Sunday headed towards a bitter showdown among its top brass with Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari demanding the sacking of Secretary Sahdev Yadav for ignoring complaints against the disgraced coach.

Sydney Olympics bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari on Sunday demanded the sacking of Indian Weightlifting Federation Secretary Sahdev Yadav for not paying heed to her repeated complaints against coach Ramesh Malhotra, who has been suspended on charges of sexually harassing junior lifters.

Sydney Olympics bronze medal winner weightlifter Karnam Malleswari was on Wednesday inducted into the governing body of National Anti Doping Agency.

Karnam Malleswari praised Mirabai Chanu for winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. She also hailed Neeraj Chopra for his gold medal.

Tokyo Olympics: Mirabai Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for an Olympic medal in weightlifting as she secured a silver in the women's 49kg category on Saturday.

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

“Delhi Sports University is starting. Our big dream has come true. I am extremely proud to say that Olympic medalist Karnam Malleswari ji will be the first Vice-Chancellor,” said Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi.

Chanu had become only the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to emerge a world champion in November 2017 when she created a new world record of 194kg - 85kg snatch and 109kg clean-and-jerk - to lift gold at the World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, USA.

Congress vice-President Rahul Gandhi was speaking at the launch of National Youth Policy 2014 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan, a Centrally Sponsored Plan Scheme. Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, Mary Kom, Vijender Singh, P Gopichand, Ashwini Nachappa, Ronjan Sodhi and Karnam Malleswari were also present on the occasion.

Karnam Malleswari's bronze at the 2000 Olympics raised the profile of Indian weightlifting by several notches but little is expected of London-bound Soniya Chanu and the lifter does not mind it one bit as she is keen on springing a surprise at the mega-event.

Olympic medallist Karnam Malleswari has shot back at Kunjarani Devi for putting her weight behind the Indian Weightlifting Federation, saying her compatriot's view regarding the current office bearers of IWF is "unwarranted and sponsored".

Double Asian Games bronze medalist lifter Kunjarani Devi has slammed Karnam Malleswari for her recent attack on the Indian Weightlifting Federation office bearers, saying the former's statement that IWF was being run by people who do not know the sport was "baseless".

2000 Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari has reportedly resigned as the vice-president of Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF).

After weightlifting coach Ramesh Malhotra's suspension on charges of sexual harassment, the Indian Weightlifting Federation on Sunday headed towards a bitter showdown among its top brass with Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari demanding the sacking of Secretary Sahdev Yadav for ignoring complaints against the disgraced coach.

Sydney Olympics bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari on Sunday demanded the sacking of Indian Weightlifting Federation Secretary Sahdev Yadav for not paying heed to her repeated complaints against coach Ramesh Malhotra, who has been suspended on charges of sexually harassing junior lifters.

Sydney Olympics bronze medal winner weightlifter Karnam Malleswari was on Wednesday inducted into the governing body of National Anti Doping Agency.