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Gyaneshwari clinches silver, Rithika wins bronze in Junior World Weightlifting Championships

Gyaneshwari Yadav clinched the silver medal while compatriot V Rithika finished third to give India a double podium finish in the women's 49kg category at the IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Heraklion, Greece. Chattisgarh lifter Gyaneshwari produced a total effort of 156kg (73kg+83kg) to take home the silver metal on Monday night. The 18-year-old Rithika, on the other hand, heaved 6 kgs less than her compatriot -- 150kg (69kg+81kg) to bag the bronze medal in a depleted 10-lifter field. Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist and strong favourite Windy Cantika Aisah of Indonesia was crowned the champion in the category thanks to her total effort of 185kg (83kg+102kg). The gulf between the Indonesian lifter, who won the Asian and world junior titles last year, and the 19-year-old Gyaneshwari was a whopping 29kg with Aisah even declined to take her final attempt.

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Weightlifter Harshada Sharad Garud becomes Junior World Champion

Harshada Sharad Garud on Monday became India's first weightlifter to win a gold medal at the IWF Junior World Championships in Heraklion, Greece. Harshada claimed the yellow metal with a total effort of 153kg (70kg+83kg) in the women's 45kg category, opening India's account on the opening day of the competition.

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Mirabai Chanu’s entry in 55 kg rejected for Commonwealth Games, will compete in 49 kg

Mirabai Chanu won’t compete in the 55kg category at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, as originally planned by the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) to maximise the country’s medal chances at the multi-sport event. The champion Manipuri lifter will return to her original weight division of 49kg at the Games, to be held from July 28 to August 8. It’s been learnt that the international weightlifting federation (IWF) rejected her entry in the 55kg after informing the IWLF that Mirabai can’t switch weight divisions since she isn’t India’s No.

Kazakh weightlifter Nijat Rahimov banned for eight years, stripped of Rio gold

Nijat Rahimov, who won gold in the 77kg at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has been banned from the sport for eight years for a doping offence and will be stripped of his medal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday. Rahimov, 28, was found guilty of four urine substitutions, which amounts to the "Use of a Prohibited Method" under International Weightlifting Federation's anti-doping rules.

Kazakh weightlifter Rahimov banned for eight years, stripped of Rio gold

Kazakh weightlifter Nijat Rahimov, who won gold in the 77kg at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has been banned from the sport for eight years for a doping offence and will be stripped of his medal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday.

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Gyaneshwari clinches silver, Rithika wins bronze in Junior World Weightlifting Championships

Tanpa Medali di Kejuaraan Dunia Junior, Najla Tingkatkan Total Angkatan

Weightlifter Harshada Sharad Garud becomes Junior World Champion

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Mirabai Chanu’s entry in 55 kg rejected for Commonwealth Games, will compete in 49 kg

Kazakh weightlifter Nijat Rahimov banned for eight years, stripped of Rio gold

Kazakh weightlifter Rahimov banned for eight years, stripped of Rio gold