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Gender Determination Tests for Women Lifters

Gender Determination Tests for Women Lifters

Tuesday, November 18, 2008 21:34

The Weightlifting Federation of India has decided to conduct gender determination tests for women lifters and they plan to make it mandatory at national level competitions. The sports community is up in arms at the move. The argument being made by the woman weightlifters against the test is that the ...

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Indian Weightlifting – when it comes to power it’s all about the ladies

Indian Weightlifting – when it comes to power it’s all about the ladies

Saturday, October 25, 2008 14:07

Weightlifting is one of the few sports where we have an Olympic medal – thanks to Karnam Malleswari’s bronze medal winning effort at Sydney 2000. It is also one of those rare mainstream sports where Indian women have completely overshadowed ...

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