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Yogita Khedkar creates National Record in the 87kg weightlifting category
Khdekar lifted a weight of 78 kg in snatch while lifting 105 kg in clean and jerk, totalling a stag…
ANI
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Mirabai Chanu to lead India's contingent at World Weightlifting Championships
This will be Chanu's second competition this year. The 28-year-old lifter from Manipur had undergon…
ANI
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A New Zealand weightlifter has become the first openly transgender athlete picked to compete at the Olympics
Laurel Hubbard, 43, is set to compete for New Zealand in the women's super-heavyweight category in …
Barnaby Lane
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"Tried my best but missed out on a medal": Mirabai Chanu after finishing 4th in women's weightlifting at Olympics
After finishing fourth in the women's 49kg weightlifting event at the Paris Olympics, Indian weight…
ANI
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An Olympics reporter was met with silence when he asked the women's weightlifting podium about Laurel Hubbard
The American lifter Sarah Robles, who won the bronze medal, eventually said, "No, thank you," and m…
Alan Dawson
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The Filipino Olympic weightlifting sensation will be given $660,000 and 2 houses for winning her country's first-ever gold
Hidilyn Diaz won the women's weightlifting 55 kg at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, lifting an Olympi…
Barnaby Lane
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India's Jhilli Dalabehera wins silver in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship
She finished second in the Commonwealth nations, behind Nigeria's Peter Stella Kingsley, who…
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Meet The Female Software Engineer Who's Training To Be A Weightlifter On The Side
"Polyvore is a meritocracy - you're all treated fairly regardless of whether you're a man or a woma…
Madeline Stone
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Brett Favre says transgender athletes shouldn't be allowed to compete in the Olympics as women
During his podcast "Bolling with Favre," Brett Favre said transgender athletes competing in the Oly…
Jackson Thompson
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A Team USA weightlifter on course for gold at the Olympics takes a relaxed approach to training. She balances rest, work, and longevity.
Olivia Reeves, 21, set three world records last year and is headed to Paris to compete in her first…
Kim Schewitz
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The 17 countries with the highest level of government debt
By looking at level of gross government debt as a percentage of GDP, it can indicate how able a cou…
Lianna Brinded
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Adidas encourages women of all ages to participate in sports
adidas aims to encourage increased participation of women in sport.
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The 17 countries with the highest level of government debt
In Britain, the level of government debt is used as a political football and it's regularly comment…
Lianna Brinded
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Switching from cardio to weightlifting helped a woman get the body she wanted
Weightlifting initially intimidated bodybuilder Dani Taylor but it helped her build the lean, muscu…
Gabby Landsverk
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Soccer legend Carli Lloyd said she switched from weightlifting to bodyweight workouts during her career, and it improved her performance
Former USWNT World Cup champion Carli Lloyd said bodyweight workouts, like boxing, push-ups, and sq…
Jackson Thompson
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Philippines' first Olympic gold medalist was once accused of plotting to overthrow the president, but the man who accused her is now thanking her for winning
Hidilyn Diaz became the first gold medalist for the Philippines on Monday, but she was linked to a …
Jackson Thompson
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The first openly transgender female Olympian missed out on a medal after failing 3 times in her weightlifting event
Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand was allowed to compete at the games following an IOC rule change, but…
Sam Cooper
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The 3 plays from the Rio Olympics everybody will be talking about today
More Olympics controversy in the women's swim marathon. After nearly 10 kilometers and more th…
Cork Gaines
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A Chinese embassy slammed the Western media for using an 'ugly' photo of weightlifter who won gold
Chinese embassy officials accused Reuters of putting "politics and ideologies above sports" by sele…