# Weightlifting in India

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.

## Total medals won by Indian Weightlifters in Major tournaments

| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| World Championships Final | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| World Championships | 5 | 19 | 10 | 34 |
| Asian Games | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Commonwealth Games | 46 | 51 | 36 | 133 |
| Total | 54 | 85 | 61 | 199 |
* updated till 31st July, 2024

## Notable Performance at Summer Olympics

| Year | Event | Player | Result |
| 2000 |
| 2000 | Women's 69 kg | Karnam Malleswari | |
| 2000 | Women's 53 kg | Sanamacha Chanu | 6th |
| 2004 |
| 2004 | Women's 48 kg | Kunjarani Devi | 4th |
| 2012 |
| 2012 | Women's 48 kg | Ngangbam Soniya Chanu | 7th |
| 2020 |
| 2020 | Women's 49 kg | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | |
| 2024 | Women's 49 kg |
| 2024 | Women's 49 kg | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | 4th |

### List of National Sports award recipients in Weightlifting, showing the year, award, and gender

| Year | Recipient | Award | Gender |
| 1994–1995 | Karnam Malleswari | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Female |
| 1995–1996 | Nameirakpam Kunjarani | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Female |
| 2018 | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Female |
| 1961 | A. N. Ghosh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1962 | L. K. Dass | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1963 | Kamineni Eswara Rao | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1965 | Balbir Singh Bhatia | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1966 | Mohon Lal Ghosh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1967 | Savarimuthu John Cabriel | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1970 | Arun Kumar Dass | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1971 | Shyamlal Salwan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1972 | Anil Mondal | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1974 | S. Vellaiswamy | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1975 | Dalbir Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1976 | K. Balamuruganandam | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1977–1978 | M. T. Selvan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1978–1979 | Ekambaram Karunakaran | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1981 | Bijay Kumar Satpathy | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1982 | Tara Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1983 | Vispy K. Daroga | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1985 | Mehar Chand Bhaskar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1986 | Jagmohan Sapra | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1987 | G. Devan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1989 | Jyotsna Dutta | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1990 | R. Chandra | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1990 | Kunjarani Devi | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1991 | Chhaya Adak | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1993 | Bharati Singh | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1994 | Karnam Malleswari | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1997 | N. Laxmi | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 1997 | Paramjit Sharma | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1998 | Satheesha Rai | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1999 | Dalbir Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2000 | Sanamacha Chanu | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2002 | Thandava Murthy Muthu | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2006 | Geeta Rani | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2011 | Katulu Ravi Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2012 | Ngangbam Soniya Chanu | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2014 | Renu Bala Chanu | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2015 | Sathish Sivalingam | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2022 | Vikas Thakur | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2010 | Anita Chanu | Dhyan Chand Award | Female |
| 1996 | Pal Singh Sandhu | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 1999 | Ajay Kumar Sirohi | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2000 | Hansa Sharma | Dronacharya Award | Female |
| 2018 | Vijay Sharma | Dronacharya Award | Male |