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Mirabai Chanu - Asian Games - Paris Games - A Year Of Turbulence: Mirabai Chanu And Indian Weightlifting's Unfulfilled Dreams - sports.ndtv.com - India

A Year Of Turbulence: Mirabai Chanu And Indian Weightlifting's Unfulfilled Dreams

Not many sports are inseparably linked with an individual, but Mirabai Chanu has been that one name in Indian weightlifting for several years now and 2024 was no different as she carried the weight of the nation's aspirations for Olympic glory once again. However, this time those dreams ended in heartbreak not just for her but also for the sport that has struggled to find a worthy successor to her. Chanu, who etched her name in history by ending India's 21-year Olympic medal drought in the sport with a silver at the Tokyo Games, embarked on a quest this year to achieve an extraordinary feat -- a second consecutive Olympic medal in weightlifting.

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Paris Olympics - International - International Weightlifting Federation Set To Reduce Number Of Weight Categories From June Next Year - sports.ndtv.com - India - Los Angeles

International Weightlifting Federation Set To Reduce Number Of Weight Categories From June Next Year

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has decided to reduce the number of weight categories in both the men's and women's sections from 10 to 8 from June next year following a proposal by its Innovation Commission. The 55kg category in men's section will be scrapped and competitions will start from 60kg, with categories in the 70s, 80s and 90s also being altered. The new proposed categories in the men's section are 60kg, 65kg, 71kg, 79kg, 88kg, 98kg, 110kg, 110kg as compared to 55kg, 61kg, 67kg, 73kg, 81kg, 89kg, 96kg, 102kg, 109kg, and 109kg earlier.

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Tan Howe Liang, Singapore's first Olympic medallist, dies aged 91 - channelnewsasia.com - China - Singapore

Tan Howe Liang, Singapore's first Olympic medallist, dies aged 91

SINGAPORE: Weightlifter Tan Howe Liang, Singapore’s first Olympic medallist, died on Tuesday (Dec 3) at the age of 91.

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Indian Lifter Valluri Ajaya Babu Strikes Gold In Commonwealth Championships - sports.ndtv.com - India - Fiji

Indian Lifter Valluri Ajaya Babu Strikes Gold In Commonwealth Championships

Indian weightlifter Valluri Ajaya Babu produced a record-breaking performance to clinch the gold medal in the men's 81kg junior and senior categories at the Commonwealth Championships at Suva in Fiji on Thursday. The 19-year-old Babu heaved a total of 326kg (147kg + 179kg) to finish on top of the podium. With his performance, Babu set a Commonwealth record clean and jerk in the 81kg junior category. He also smashed the junior national marks in snatch, clean and jerk and total weight sections.

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Plateau grabs seven medals in 72 hours - guardian.ng - Nigeria - county Delta

Plateau grabs seven medals in 72 hours

Plateau State athletes, at the weekend, swept multiple medals at the ongoing Eighth National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State. The state registered its presence on the medals table in grand style, winning seven medals on Day Three, out of which four were gold, two silver, and a bronze medal, bringing their total after three days of competition to eight.

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NYG: Team Lagos wins more medals in swimming - guardian.ng - state Sports

NYG: Team Lagos wins more medals in swimming

Team Lagos has won three more medals in the swimming event at the ongoing National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta.

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Delta, Edo athletes dominate gold medals’ table at Asaba 2024 NYG - guardian.ng - county Delta

Delta, Edo athletes dominate gold medals’ table at Asaba 2024 NYG

Host, Delta State, began the defence of their National Youth Games title on a good note, on Friday, hauling six Gold medals in the swimming and weightlifting events.

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International - Pakistani Wrestler Banned, Stripped Of Commonwealth Games Medal For Using Performance Enhancing Drugs - sports.ndtv.com - Pakistan

Pakistani Wrestler Banned, Stripped Of Commonwealth Games Medal For Using Performance Enhancing Drugs

Pakistani wrestler Ali Asad has been stripped of his bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games after testing positive for using performance enhancing drugs. The Pakistan Wrestling Federation confirmed that Ali Asad had not only been banned for four years but also stripped of his bronze which he won in the 2022 Birmingham CWG. "His tests carried out by the International Testing Agency (ITA) have confirmed he took performance enhancing drugs during the event," one official said. The ruling on his case came this week, following investigation by the ITA.

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