Weightlifting

Sehar Sohail, Veronika Sohail made history at the ongoing Weightlifting Championship in South Africa

He contested in the 61kg weight category and lifted a total weight of 261kg

Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam hosts championship

Country’s exploits raise eyebrows, with concerns over lack of rigorous testing for doping

Weightlifter talks conditions at Islamic Games, problems due to no personal coach

Weightlifter is making comeback after thigh injury ruled him out of 2020 Olympics

Weightlifter lifts 143kg in snatch to win bronze medal in Tashkent, but fails in clean and jerk attempts

Gujranwala-born lifts total of 320kgs to bag fifth spot -- 150kgs in snatch, 170kgs in clean and jerk

Yang Qian wins 10-metre air rifle competition for country, Hou Zhihui bags top podium finish in 49kg weightlifting

Pakistani weightlifter hopes his training will help him to a podium finish in Tokyo

First women general secretary of PWLF promises big changes in four-year term

Report says former world champion receives temporary suspension for anti-doping violation

Hafthor Bjornsson played Ser Ser Gregor 'The Mountain' Clegane on 'Game of Thrones'

20-year-old will take part in -62kg event at the International Solidarity Championship

International Weightlifting Federation President Tamas Ajan

Pakistani weightlifter preparing to participate in Asian Junior Championships

Youngster beat competition with 144.8 points according to Sinclair Total

The contestant from Karachi competed in the event without a coach and battling a fever

Federation secretary Amjid believes Talha, Butt can make it to 2020 Games

20-year-old optimistic after topping Group B at Asian Weightlifting Championships

20-year-old lifts 106kgs to end second behind Singaporean athlete

Teenager wins first-ever medals for Pakistan in event

20-year-old labored toward her goal despite being written off by the national weightlifting federation

Contingent of nine wins three gold, four silver, three bronze in Dubai

Teenager, however, improves his Commonwealth record by lifting 154kgs in clean and jerk

Athlete lifted a total of 399 kgs with 171 kgs in snatch and 228 in clean and jerk

Talha Talib lifts 132kg in snatch to open medals tally for county with bronze

Four of the country’s finest female athletes are out to win gold for their country

Lifts a total of 395kg in 105kg event

Weightlifters won’t rest on newly captured laurels

Butt lifts 389kg overall with snatch, clean and jerk in juniors’ category

The Russian president goes for a swim for two hours and tails his workout with some weightlifting

PWF vice-president confident of team’s chances at regional mega event

Rabia, Saniha ply their trade in sport generally associated with men in Pakistan

18-year-old was competing in +105kg event and finished fourth, lifting 160kg in snatch and 201kg in clean and jerk

17-year-old receives a silver in 62kg category

PWF confident Butt, Talib and Amjad will deliver

Lifts as much as eventual winner but still misses out on top gong

Zulfiya Chinshanlo, Maiya Maneza and Svetlana Podobedova were all caught in new testing of hundreds of samples

15-year-old impresses on international debut when he lifted total weight of 236kg

Gujranwala-based weightlifter clinches gold medal.

Six-member squad to represent Pakistan in world and Commonwealth events

Salimi and his coach angrily remonstrated with officials for several minutes in arena before the contest was finished

18-year-old's bronze is her country's first weightlifting medal since 1948

33-year-old, who once fled fighting by Colombian rebels, fell to his knees and burst into tears after lifting 318kg

28-year-old strongman immediately collapsed after he became the first man to lift half a tonne

PWF to find about his Olympic qualification status next week

18-year-old Nooh most likely to make it to Rio

Karatekas Nargis, Nazish and Shahida eyeing top prize in Dubai Open.

Finishes with a total of 360 points in snatch and jerk events to bag top spot.