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[[Karnam Malleswari]] won a [[bronze medal]] in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] at [[Sydney]], which made her the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054437,00.html | author = Time | title='I Did What I Could For My Country'| date=Dec 27, 2000}}</ref> In 1992, she participated in the Asian championship which took place in [[Thailand]] and stood second and won three silver medals. She also won three Bronze medals in the world championship.
[[Karnam Malleswari]] won a [[bronze medal]] in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] at [[Sydney]], which made her the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054437,00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118051127/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054437,00.html|url-status=dead|archivedate=18 November 2011|author=Time|title='I Did What I Could For My Country'|date=December 27, 2000}}</ref> In 1992, she participated in the Asian championship which took place in [[Thailand]] and stood second and won three silver medals. She also won three Bronze medals in the world championship.


In the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Glasgow]], [[Sanjita Khumukcham Chanu]] won the gold medal in the women's 48&nbsp;kg category, while [[Saikhom Mirabai Chanu|Mirabai Chanu]] took the silver in the same event. In the men's 56&nbsp;kg category, [[Sukhen Dey (weightlifter)|Sukhen Dey]] won gold and [[Ganaesh Mali]] won bronze and [[Sathish Sivalingam]] won the gold medal in the 77&nbsp;kg category, with 149&nbsp;kg snatch, and 179&nbsp;kg clean and jerk lifts, totalling 328&nbsp;kg. His lift of 149&nbsp;kg in the snatch, set a new games record. Affin Varghese won the gold medal in the 57&nbsp;kg category, with 114&nbsp;kg snatch, and 130&nbsp;kg clean and jerk lifts, totalling 298&nbsp;kg. His lift of 139&nbsp;kg in the snatch, set a new state record in the junior category.
In the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Glasgow]], [[Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu]] won the gold medal in the women's 48&nbsp;kg category, while [[Saikhom Mirabai Chanu|Mirabai Chanu]] took the silver in the same event. In the men's 56&nbsp;kg category, [[Sukhen Dey (weightlifter)|Sukhen Dey]] won gold and [[Ganesh Mali]] won bronze and [[Sathish Sivalingam]] won the gold medal in the 77&nbsp;kg category, with 149&nbsp;kg snatch, and 179&nbsp;kg clean and jerk lifts, totalling 328&nbsp;kg. His lift of 149&nbsp;kg in the snatch, set a new games record. Affin Varghese won the gold medal in the 57&nbsp;kg category, with 114&nbsp;kg snatch, and 130&nbsp;kg clean and jerk lifts, totalling 298&nbsp;kg. His lift of 139&nbsp;kg in the snatch, set a new state record in the junior category.


The headquarters of the Indian [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]] Federation is in New Delhi. The Federation is affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association (Delhi) and is also a member of Asian Weightlifting Federation (Tehran) and International Weightlifting Federation (Budapest). The present General Secretary of Indian Weightlifting Federation is Mr. Sahdev Yadav.
The headquarters of the Indian [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]] Federation is in New Delhi. The Federation is affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association (Delhi) and is also a member of Asian Weightlifting Federation (Tehran) and International Weightlifting Federation (Budapest). The present General Secretary of Indian Weightlifting Federation is Mr. Sahdev Yadav.


The International Weightlifting Federation banned the Indian Weightlifting Federation from participating in all international competitions for one year, as three Indian women weightlifters—S Sunaina, Sanamacha Chanu and Pratima Kumari, were accused of doping offences in various international competitions in a single year.
The International Weightlifting Federation banned the Indian Weightlifting Federation from participating in all international competitions for one year, as three Indian women weightlifters—S Sunaina, Sanamacha Chanu and Pratima Kumari, were accused of doping offences in various international competitions in a single year.
==Total medals won by Indian Weightlifters in Major tournaments==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Competition
! Gold
! Silver
! Bronze
! Total
|-
|[[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|0
|1
|1
|2
|-
|[[World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships Final]]
|3
|8
|5
|16
|-
|[[World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]]
|4
|20
|10
|34
|-
|[[Weightlifting at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|0
|5
|9
|14
|-
|[[Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|43
|48
|34
|125
|-
| Total || '''50''' || '''80''' || '''59''' || '''189'''
|-
|}
== Notable Performance at Summer Olympics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Event !! Player !! Result
|-
|rowspan = "3"|[[Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]
|-
| [[Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 69 kg|Women's 69 kg]] || '''[[Karnam Malleswari ]]'''
| style="background:#c96;" align=center|  {{brca}}
|-
| [[Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 53 kg|Women's 53 kg]] || [[Sanamacha Chanu]] || 6th
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]
|-
| [[Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg|Women's 48 kg]] || [[Kunjarani Devi]] || '''4th'''
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]
|-
| [[Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg|Women's 48 kg]] || [[Ngangbam Soniya Chanu]] || 7th
|-
|rowspan = "2"|[[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]]
|-
|rowspan = "2"| [[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg|Women's 49 kg]]
| '''[[Saikhom Mirabai Chanu]]'''
| style="background:silver;" align=center|{{sica}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.weightliftingryz.com DigVijay Gymnasia]
*[http://www.weightliftingryz.com DigVijay Gymnasia]
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Latest revision as of 11:06, 11 December 2022

Weightlifting in India
Weightlifting .jpg
CountryIndia
Governing bodyIndian Weightlifting Federation
National team(s)India
International competitions
Olympics: Karnam Malleswari, bronze, 2000, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, silver, 2020

Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney, which made her the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.[1] In 1992, she participated in the Asian championship which took place in Thailand and stood second and won three silver medals. She also won three Bronze medals in the world championship.

In the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg category, while Mirabai Chanu took the silver in the same event. In the men's 56 kg category, Sukhen Dey won gold and Ganesh Mali won bronze and Sathish Sivalingam won the gold medal in the 77 kg category, with 149 kg snatch, and 179 kg clean and jerk lifts, totalling 328 kg. His lift of 149 kg in the snatch, set a new games record. Affin Varghese won the gold medal in the 57 kg category, with 114 kg snatch, and 130 kg clean and jerk lifts, totalling 298 kg. His lift of 139 kg in the snatch, set a new state record in the junior category.

The headquarters of the Indian Weightlifting Federation is in New Delhi. The Federation is affiliated to the Indian Olympic Association (Delhi) and is also a member of Asian Weightlifting Federation (Tehran) and International Weightlifting Federation (Budapest). The present General Secretary of Indian Weightlifting Federation is Mr. Sahdev Yadav.

The International Weightlifting Federation banned the Indian Weightlifting Federation from participating in all international competitions for one year, as three Indian women weightlifters—S Sunaina, Sanamacha Chanu and Pratima Kumari, were accused of doping offences in various international competitions in a single year.

Total medals won by Indian Weightlifters in Major tournaments[edit]

Competition Gold Silver Bronze Total
Olympic Games 0 1 1 2
World Championships Final 3 8 5 16
World Championships 4 20 10 34
Asian Games 0 5 9 14
Commonwealth Games 43 48 34 125
Total 50 80 59 189

Notable Performance at Summer Olympics[edit]

Year Event Player Result
2000
Women's 69 kg Karnam Malleswari 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's 53 kg Sanamacha Chanu 6th
2004
Women's 48 kg Kunjarani Devi 4th
2012
Women's 48 kg Ngangbam Soniya Chanu 7th
2020
Women's 49 kg Saikhom Mirabai Chanu 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Time (27 December 2000). "'I Did What I Could For My Country'". Archived from the original on 18 November 2011.

External links[edit]


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