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Pakistani sisters win gold in international weightlifting championship
Sehar Sohail, Veronika Sohail made history at the ongoing Weightlifting Championship in South Africa
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Haidar Sultan grabs gold in Brics Games
He contested in the 61kg weight category and lifted a total weight of 261kg
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Punjab women lift inter-varsity weightlifting trophy
Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam hosts championship
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North Korean weightlifters clean up at Asiad
Country’s exploits raise eyebrows, with concerns over lack of rigorous testing for doping
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Nooh’s story of blood, sweat and gold
Weightlifter talks conditions at Islamic Games, problems due to no personal coach
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Pakistan’s Nooh plans one better than bronze at CWG
Weightlifter is making comeback after thigh injury ruled him out of 2020 Olympics
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World Championships: Talha not satisfied despite making history
Weightlifter lifts 143kg in snatch to win bronze medal in Tashkent, but fails in clean and jerk attempts
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Pakistani weightlifter Talha Talib falls two kilograms too short of bronze in Tokyo
Gujranwala-born lifts total of 320kgs to bag fifth spot -- 150kgs in snatch, 170kgs in clean and jerk
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China claim early golds at Olympics
Yang Qian wins 10-metre air rifle competition for country, Hou Zhihui bags top podium finish in 49kg weightlifting
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Know your Olympians: Talha eyes Olympic medal on debut
Pakistani weightlifter hopes his training will help him to a podium finish in Tokyo
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Nuzhat’s aim: uplift women in weightlifting
First women general secretary of PWLF promises big changes in four-year term
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Russian weightlifter Kashirina suspended
Report says former world champion receives temporary suspension for anti-doping violation
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'Game of Thrones' actor sets world record for weightlifting
Hafthor Bjornsson played Ser Ser Gregor 'The Mountain' Clegane on 'Game of Thrones'
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Pakistani weightlifter Talha Talib eyes Olympic berth through Tashkent event
20-year-old will take part in -62kg event at the International Solidarity Championship
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'Corruption, doping cover-up' at IWF: Report
International Weightlifting Federation President Tamas Ajan
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Pakistani weightlifter Talha losing passion despite winning medals
Pakistani weightlifter preparing to participate in Asian Junior Championships
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Two medals in a week: After silver, Pakistani weightlifter Rabia wins gold
Youngster beat competition with 144.8 points according to Sinclair Total
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Pakistan’s Rabia wins silver at Welsh Open Weightlifting Championship
The contestant from Karachi competed in the event without a coach and battling a fever
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Pakistan weightlifters eyeing Olympics spot through 2019 South Asian Games
Federation secretary Amjid believes Talha, Butt can make it to 2020 Games
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Pakistani weightlifter Talha eyes Olympics berth
20-year-old optimistic after topping Group B at Asian Weightlifting Championships
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Pakistan’s Rabia Shahzad wins silver at Singapore weightlifting championship
20-year-old lifts 106kgs to end second behind Singaporean athlete
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Talha bags gold in snatch, overall silver in weightlifting championship
Teenager wins first-ever medals for Pakistan in event
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Rabia Shahzad wins gold at Australian weightlifting championship
20-year-old labored toward her goal despite being written off by the national weightlifting federation
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Powerlifting and Bench Press Championship: Women power Pakistan to Asian glory
Contingent of nine wins three gold, four silver, three bronze in Dubai
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Asian Games: Pakistan’s Talib manages 7th position in weightlifting
Teenager, however, improves his Commonwealth record by lifting 154kgs in clean and jerk
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Nooh wins gold in World Junior Championships
Athlete lifted a total of 399 kgs with 171 kgs in snatch and 228 in clean and jerk
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Pakistani weightlifter breaks record at Commonwealth Games
Talha Talib lifts 132kg in snatch to open medals tally for county with bronze
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Pakistan send biggest female contingent to Singapore
Four of the country’s finest female athletes are out to win gold for their country
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Nooh breaks national record
Lifts a total of 395kg in 105kg event
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Olympic gold the holy grail for Nooh, Talib
Weightlifters won’t rest on newly captured laurels
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Pakistan teenager registers Commonwealth record
Butt lifts 389kg overall with snatch, clean and jerk in juniors’ category
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Putin is a night owl and has an intense morning routine
The Russian president goes for a swim for two hours and tails his workout with some weightlifting
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Weightlifters will shine at Islamic Solidarity Games: Malik
PWF vice-president confident of team’s chances at regional mega event
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Women weightlifters — defying stereotypes
Rabia, Saniha ply their trade in sport generally associated with men in Pakistan
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Weightlifting: Nooh finishes fourth in Tokyo
18-year-old was competing in +105kg event and finished fourth, lifting 160kg in snatch and 201kg in clean and jerk
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Weightlifting: Talib bags four more medals
17-year-old receives a silver in 62kg category
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Weightlifting: More medals expected from trio
PWF confident Butt, Talib and Amjad will deliver
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Weightlifting: Nooh Dastagir all Butt strikes gold
Lifts as much as eventual winner but still misses out on top gong
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Three London Olympics gold medallists disqualified for doping
Zulfiya Chinshanlo, Maiya Maneza and Svetlana Podobedova were all caught in new testing of hundreds of samples
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Amjad grabs unlikely bronze at Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
15-year-old impresses on international debut when he lifted total weight of 236kg
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Lifting Pakistan’s flag: Talib avenges 2015 loss to India
Gujranwala-based weightlifter clinches gold medal.
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Weightlifters ready to flex muscles
Six-member squad to represent Pakistan in world and Commonwealth events
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Iranian weightlifter protests jury’s decision as riot police called
Salimi and his coach angrily remonstrated with officials for several minutes in arena before the contest was finished
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Egypt's Sara Ahmed becomes first Arab woman to win Olympic weightlifting medal
18-year-old's bronze is her country's first weightlifting medal since 1948
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Figueroa claims Olympic gold, retires
33-year-old, who once fled fighting by Colombian rebels, fell to his knees and burst into tears after lifting 318kg
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Weightlifter nearly dies breaking world record
28-year-old strongman immediately collapsed after he became the first man to lift half a tonne
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Asian Weightlifting Championship: Nooh finishes 12th in Rio qualifiers
PWF to find about his Olympic qualification status next week
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After 36 years: Weightlifters compete in Olympic qualifiers
18-year-old Nooh most likely to make it to Rio
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Female trio hoping to make nation proud
Karatekas Nargis, Nazish and Shahida eyeing top prize in Dubai Open.
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Butt claims Pakistan’s first weightlifting gold
Finishes with a total of 360 points in snatch and jerk events to bag top spot.