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Mirabai Chanu is the gold favourite at CWG 2022, but she wants to shoulder more
Mirabai Chanu is aiming to defend her gold from the 2018 Gold Coast games in Birmingham, but her battle is between her and the barbell.
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Weightlifting
Five performances that shined at the Southeast Asian Games
Despite Gilas' stunning upset loss, the Philippines still managed to win 226 medals at the SEA Games -- including 52 gold. Here's a look at five surprising medal performances.
Weightlifting
Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz wins second straight SEA Games gold medal
Hidilyn Diaz has retained her Southeast Asian Games gold medal in the women's 55kg weightlifting competition.
Olympic Sports
Mirabai Chanu: A titan that who doesn't give up
Mirabai Chanu is ESPN India's Female Athlete of the Year.for delivering India's first silver in weightlifting at the Olympics.
Weightlifting
Who are Mirabai Chanu's main rivals going into 2022?
With Mirabai skipping the Worlds, coach Vijay Sharma says he was looking to see what the rest of the field was up to.
Weightlifting
Jeremy wins gold at Commonwealth Championships
Jeremy Lalrinnunga finished seventh overall in the World Championships, but set a national record in his snatch event.
Weightlifting
Mirabai-less India to focus on CWG at Weightlifting Worlds
With India's lifters still returning to competition mode, the Worlds will give the team an idea of the level they need to reach ahead of a busy competition season in 2022.
Olympic Sports
'My mind wasn't working': What drove Julius Ssekitoleko to go MIA in Tokyo?
When Ugandan weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko went missing from his Olympic team hotel in Tokyo, no one could fathom the desperation and suicidal thoughts he felt at the time.
News
Talakhadze sets weightlifting records, earns gold
Lasha Talakhadze captured gold and broke his own world records in the over-109kg men's superheavyweight division on the final day of Olympic competition in weightlifting.
Olympic Sports
Djuraev wins weightlifting gold at Olympics
Simon Martirosyan had two lifts for the Olympic title but failed both, handing the gold medal in weightlifting to Akbar Djuraev of Uzbekistan in the men's 109-kilogram class on Tuesday.
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Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard's night ended early, but she made Olympic history
Hubbard's inclusion in the Olympics had been contentious, but the support for her was palpable on Monday in Tokyo.
Olympic Sports
Nye strikes silver for U.S. women's weightlifting
Kate Nye took silver in the women's 76-kilogram weightlifting event for the United States' best result in the sport since 2000. She was only 14k behind gold medalist Neisi Dajomes of Ecuador.
Olympic Sports
Lyu becomes oldest Olympic weightlifting champ
Age isn't weighing Lyu Xiaojun down. The 37-year-old Chinese weightlifter became the oldest man to win an Olympic gold medal in the sport on Saturday after a tense finish in the men's 81-kilogram category
Olympic Sports
Shi breaks own record to win weightlifting gold
Shi Zhiyong set the first weightlifting world record of the Tokyo Olympics as he easily won the gold in the men's 73-kilogram category on Wednesday.
Olympic Sports
Guryeva weightlifting medal Turkmenistan's first
Polina Guryeva's weightlifting silver in the 59-kilogram category is the first medal for Turkmenistan since independence from the Soviet Union. Kuo Hsing-Chun of Taiwan won gold.
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Philippines wins gold, ends 97-year drought
After nearly a century of trying, the Philippines finally struck gold. 55kg weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz set an Olympics record with an overall lift of 224 kg to earn a gold medal.
Top Headlines
- Jalood named new weightlifting prez amid chaos
- Russians win ruling before weightlifting elections
- Rahimov, '16 gold medalist, stripped for doping
- IOC warns boxing, 2 others of '28 Games snub
- Boxing, weightlifting poised for Olympic future
- Doctor banned for life for weightlifter steroid use
- Weightlifter Kostova banned for doping again
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113
USA - 88
CHN - 71
ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 39 |
 CHN | 38 |
 JPN | 27 |
Silver
| USA | 41 |
| CHN | 32 |
 ROC | 28 |
Bronze
| USA | 33 |
| ROC | 23 |
 GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7
McKeon - 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Dressel | 5 |
 McKeon | 4 |
| McKeown | 3 |
Silver
| Scott | 3 |
| Ledecky | 2 |
| Yufei | 2 |
Bronze
| McKeon | 3 |
 Melnikova | 2 |
| Nagornyy | 2 |
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English diver Jack Laugher defends gold at Commonwealth Games
English diver Jack Laugher extended his dominance in the one-meter springboard event Thursday to take a third straight gold at the Commonwealth Games.
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Botswana teen Letsile Tebogo draws Usain Bolt comparisons after showboating sprint
Teenager Letsile Tebogo has attracted comparisons to Usain Bolt after showboating his way to the under-20 100 metres world title in a record time with a scorching run in Colombia on Tuesday.
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United States sprint great Allyson Felix joins IOC athletes' commission
American sprint great Allyson Felix and a refugee cyclist originally from Afghanistan joined the International Olympic Committee's athletes' commission on Thursday.
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All Blacks aren't panicking, says embattled coach Ian Foster
Ian Foster has shrugged off queries over his future as New Zealand coach ahead of a tour of South Africa that could spell the end of his tenure.
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Wout van Aert claims final time trial, but Jonas Vingegaard on verge of Tour de France win
Wout van Aert captured the final time trial on Saturday, but Jonas Vingegaard increased his overall lead in Stage 20 is closing in a Tour de France title.
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U.S. men and women cruise into 4x100 relay final at track world championships
The American men got the baton around in the 4x100 relay -- something that hasn't always been a guarantee -- and cruised into the final with the fastest qualifying time Friday night. The U.S. women had little trouble, too.
