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. 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.
Medal table
Tournament Gold Silver Bronze Total Olympic Games0112World Championships8281551Asian Games05914Commonwealth Games465136133 Total 54 85 61 199
Olympics record Year Event Player Result2000 Women's 69 kg Karnam Malleswari Women's 53 kg Sanamacha Chanu 6th2004 Women's 48 kg Kunjarani Devi 4th2012 Women's 48 kg Ngangbam Soniya Chanu 7th2020 Women's 49 kg Mirabai Chanu 2024Women's 49 kg Mirabai Chanu 4th
National award recipients Year Recipient Award Gender1994–1995 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female1995–1996 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female2018 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female1961 Arjuna Award Male1962 Arjuna Award Male1963 Arjuna Award Male1965 Arjuna Award Male1966 Arjuna Award Male1967 Arjuna Award Male1970 Arjuna Award Male1971 Arjuna Award Male1972 Arjuna Award Male1974 Arjuna Award Male1975 Arjuna Award Male1976 Arjuna Award Male1977–1978 Arjuna Award Male1978–1979 Arjuna Award Male1981 Arjuna Award Male1982 Arjuna Award Male1983 Arjuna Award Male1985 Arjuna Award Male1986 Arjuna Award Male1987 Arjuna Award Male1989 Arjuna Award Female1990 Arjuna Award Male1990 Arjuna Award Female1991 Arjuna Award Female1993 Arjuna Award Female1994 Arjuna Award Male1997 Arjuna Award Female1997 Arjuna Award Male1998 Arjuna Award Male1999 Arjuna Award Male2000 Arjuna Award Female2002 Arjuna Award Male2006 Arjuna Award Female2011 Arjuna Award Male2012 Arjuna Award Female2014 Arjuna Award Female2015 Arjuna Award Male2022 Arjuna Award Male2010 Dhyan Chand Award Female1996 Dronacharya Award Male1999 Dronacharya Award Male2000 Dronacharya Award Female2018 Dronacharya Award Male
References
External links DigVijay Gymnasia