The former student now weightlifting for Brunei
Syuhaidah Ahman, 26, is representing her country in international competitions.
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BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year nominee Mirabai Chanu speaks about what drove her to successs in her career.
View ArticleVote for the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year
Mirabai Chanu, Sakshee Malikkh, Vinesh Phogat, PV Sindhu and Nikhat Zareen are nominated for BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year.
View ArticleWeightlifter, 86, lands national and world records
Grandad Brian Winslow heaves his way to a new record - and then breaks it with his very next lift.
View ArticleSporting Witness
How weightlifter Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal
View ArticleOlympic medallist opens refurbished bus station
The weightlifter, who comes from the town, opens the bus station following a £900,000 revamp.
View ArticleBristol weightlifter selected to represent England
Weightlifter Jonathan Chin will make his debut at the Commonwealth Championships in July after recently breaking two British records.
View ArticleRichard targeting more powerlifting glory at 52
For many athletes, turning 40 - or almost certainly 50 - means a change of focus or a new career, but not Phil Richard.
View ArticleMedic Chin wins first major weightlifting medal
Weightlifter Jonathan Chin says he's enjoying his most successful year so far after taking a first major medal at the Commonwealth Championships.
View ArticleTeacher hoping for World Masters weightlifting win
Hannah Lewis, from Poole, has crowdfunded £2,000 to take part in the championships in Poland.
View ArticleStrongman title bid spurred by lockdown depression
English champion Matthew "Panda" Smyth took up lifting weights in 2021 to boost his mental health.
View ArticleStrongman comes third despite dislocating shoulders
A competitor for the title of Britain's Strongest Disabled Man finishes third despite an injury.
View ArticleIranian weightlifter banned for photo with Israeli
Mostafa Rajai receives a lifetime ban after taking a photo with an Israeli competitor in Poland.
View ArticleGreat grandmother to enter weightlifting contest
Doreen Marshall, 79, says she had never been inside a gym until she was in her 70s.
View ArticleYule's Commonwealth Games medal upgraded to silver
Micky Yule is to have his Commonwealth Games medal upgraded to a silver after gold medallist Sudhir is disqualified.
View ArticleStrongwoman set to take on Europe's best
Rosie Abercrombie won an England's Strongest Woman title last year.
View ArticleWoman turns to powerlifting to boost body-image
Phoebe Pothecary from Weston-super-Mare says powerlifting has made her proud of her body.
View ArticleWeightlifter may have been dead for two days
Carl Hughes, 60, was found in his bedroom gym with a 60kg barbell across his neck.
View ArticleEx-Marine aims for bench press title
Ram Patten says training for next month's championships is "extremely meditative".
View ArticleEx-Marine becomes British bench press champion
Ram Patten took up weight lifting competitively a year ago to help with his PTSD.
View ArticleOlympic ChangeMakers aim to 'give back' after Games
Olympic and Paralympic athletes aim to give back to their local communities once the Paris Games end as part of the new ChangeMakers scheme.
View ArticleCampbell committed to celebrating 'uniqueness' in sport
Olympic silver medallist Emily Campbell says she is committed to celebrating "uniqueness" in sport as well as the "unity" the Olympics bring to the world.
View ArticleWelsh powerlifter Richard dies aged 52
Former junior and masters world powerlifting champion Phil Richard dies at the age of 52.
View ArticleChampion weightlifter, 13, dreaming of Olympics
Stevie McNulty recently won the title of female under-15 English weightlifting champion.
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