Weightlifting At The 1951 Asian Games
Weightlifting was contested from 5 to 8 March at the 1951 Asian Games in National Stadium, New Delhi, India. The competition included only men's events for seven different weight categories. Iranians dominated in all events and claimed 10 medals in total including seven golds. Medalists Medal table References Results External links Weightlifting Database {{Asian Games Weightlifting 1951 Asian Games events 1951 Asian Games 1951 Asian Games The 1951 Asian Games ( hi, 1951 एशियाई खेल; Marathi: १९५१ आशियाई खेळ), officially known as the First Asian Games, was a multi-sport event celebrated in New Delhi, India from 4 to 11 March 1951. The Game ...

Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, commonly known by its former name National Stadium, is a field hockey stadium in New Delhi, India. The stadium is named after former Indian field hockey player, Dhyan Chand. It served as the venue for the 1st Asian Games in 1951. History The stadium was built in 1933 as a gift for Delhi from the Maharaja of Bhavnagar, it was originally multipurpose stadium and named the Irwin Amphitheatre. It was designed by Anthony S. DeMillo and opened by Lord Willingdon. As per the original plans of architect of New Delhi Edwin Lutyens there was to be garden at the site, to provide a clear view of the historic ''Purana Quila ''( Old Fort) in the backdrop, as it lay perpendicular to the axis beginning from Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's House) through Rajpath and ending at the India Gate, his plans were however overruled. It was renamed National Stadium before the 1951 Asian Games, Dhyan Chand's name was added in 2002. Major renovations The Dhyan ...
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Ba Thein
BA, Ba, or ba may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Bangladesh Army * Bibliotheca Alexandrina, an Egyptian library and cultural center * Boeing (NYSE stock symbol BA) * Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland * Boston Acoustics, an audio equipment manufacturer * Boston and Albany Railroad (reporting mark BA) * British Aircraft Manufacturing * British Airways (IATA airline code BA) * British-American Oil, a Canadian petroleum company * British Association for the Advancement of Science * The Nottingham Bluecoat Academy, a Church of England secondary school in Nottingham, England * Selskap med begrenset ansvar, a type of Norwegian company with limited liability * Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Federal Employment Agency of Germany Languages * Bashkir language (ISO 639 alpha-2 language code BA) * Ba (Javanese) (ꦧ), a letter in the Javanese script * Baa language, a Niger-Congo language * Aka-Bo language, an Indian language, also known as ''Ba'' * Arabic letter ب, named ...
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Weightlifting At The Asian Games
Weightlifting has been an event at the Asian Games since 1951 in New Delhi. Editions Events Men's events ;1951–1954 *Bantamweight -56 kg *Featherweight 56–60 kg *Lightweight 60-67.5 kg *Middleweight 67.5–75 kg *Light-heavyweight 75-82.5 kg *Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg *Heavyweight +90 kg ;1958–1970 (except 1962) *Flyweight -52 kg *Bantamweight 52–56 kg *Featherweight 56–60 kg *Lightweight 60-67.5 kg *Middleweight 67.5–75 kg *Light-heavyweight 75-82.5 kg *Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg *Heavyweight +90 kg ;1974 *Flyweight -52 kg *Bantamweight 52–56 kg *Featherweight 56–60 kg *Lightweight 60-67.5 kg *Middleweight 67.5–75 kg *Light-heavyweight 75-82.5 kg *Middle-heavyweight 82.5–90 kg *Heavyweight 90–110 kg *Super heavyweight +110 kg ;1978-1990 *Flyweight -52 kg *Bantamweight 52–56 kg *Featherweight 56–60 k ...
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1951 Asian Games Events
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 15 – In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 – Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 – Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 – Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel ''Journey Through the Night'' ( ...
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Weightlifting At The 1951 Asian Games
Weightlifting was contested from 5 to 8 March at the 1951 Asian Games in National Stadium, New Delhi, India. The competition included only men's events for seven different weight categories. Iranians dominated in all events and claimed 10 medals in total including seven golds. Medalists Medal table References Results External links Weightlifting Database {{Asian Games Weightlifting 1951 Asian Games events 1951 Asian Games 1951 Asian Games The 1951 Asian Games ( hi, 1951 एशियाई खेल; Marathi: १९५१ आशियाई खेळ), officially known as the First Asian Games, was a multi-sport event celebrated in New Delhi, India from 4 to 11 March 1951. The Game ...

Dandamudi Rajagopal
Dandamudi Rajagopal Rao (14 October – 6 August ) was an Indian Asian Games Medallist, Olympic Weightlifter, Bodybuilder, Film Actor, Sports Administrator and Coach. Sports achievements In 1946, he won 1st place in XII Olympic Sports Event of India held in Bangalore for the Heavyweight class He annexed Kerala title in 1942 and the Bombay provincial honours in 1944 breaking all the previous records. He has represented India in International competitions held in Burma in 1947. He won Gold medal in Indian Olympic Sports Event held at Delhi in 1952. He has lifted 780 pounds in the Heavyweight Category. In 1954 Indian Olympic Sports Event he won Gold medal again and established three records. He won Bronze medal in 1951 Asian Games held in New Delhi in Weightlifting which was one of the best performances of an Indian athlete considering the strong competition in the field and the number of countries participating Dandamudi was the 1st Indian Weightlifting Champion and held ...
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Ahmad Ordoubadi
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle (). Lexicology As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a Quranic prophecy attributed to Jesus in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about Muhammad. It also shares the same roots as Mahmud, Muhammad and Hamed. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Though Islamic scholars attribute the name Ahmed to Muhammed, the verse itself is about a Messenger named Ahmed, whilst Muhammed was a Messenger-Prophet. Some Islamic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of Muhammad at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understanding his nat ...
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Leon Kurukchian
Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again from 1296 to 1301 * León (historical region), composed of the Spanish provinces León, Salamanca, and Zamora * Viscounty of Léon, a feudal state in France during the 11th to 13th centuries * Saint-Pol-de-Léon, a commune in Brittany, France * Léon, Landes, a commune in Aquitaine, France * Isla de León, a Spanish island * Leon (Souda Bay), an islet in Souda Bay, Chania, on the island of Crete North America * León, Guanajuato, Mexico, a large city * Leon, California, United States, a ghost town * Leon, Iowa, United States * Leon, Kansas, United States * Leon, New York, United States * Leon, Oklahoma, United States * Leon, Virginia, United States * Leon, West Virginia, United States * Leon, Wisconsin (other), United States, several ...
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Maung Maung Lwin (weightlifter)
Maung Maung Lwin ( my, မောင်မောင်လွင်; born 18 June 1995) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warriors and captains the Myanmar national team. He also represented his country at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In 2022, he won the Thai League 2 with Lamphun, making him the first Burmese footballer to win a trophy abroad. Career statistics Club International International goals :''Scores and results list Myanmar's goal tally first.'' Honours Myanmar *Tri-Nation Series (India) runner-up: 2023 Lamphun Warrior * Thai League 2: 2021–22 Yangon United *Myanmar National League: 2018 *MFF Charity Cup: 2018 Individual * Best Player of the Year Awards: 2018 * M-150 Thai League 2 Man Of the Month: February References External links * * Living people 1995 births Burmese men's footballers Myanmar National League players Maung Maung Lwin Maung Maung Lwin Maung Maung Lwi ...
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Kamineni Eswara Rao
Kamineni Eswara Rao (26 August 1918 – 7 November 2007) was an Indian weightlifter. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics and the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References External links * 1918 births 2007 deaths Indian male weightlifters People from Krishna district Weightlifters from Andhra Pradesh Olympic weightlifters for India Weightlifters at the 1952 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1956 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for India Recipients of the Arjuna Award 20th-century Indian people {{India-weightlifting-bio-stub ...
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Rasoul Raeisi
Rasoul Raeisi ( fa, رسول رئیسی, 8 October 1924 – 23 July 2015) was an Iranian weightlifter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... He died on 23 July 2015. References 1924 births 2015 deaths World Weightlifting Championships medalists Iranian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Iran Weightlifters at the 1948 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Weightlifters at the 1951 Asian Games Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in weightlifting 20th-century Iranian people Place of birth missing {{Iran-weightlifting-bio-stub ...
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Thein Han (weightlifter)
Thein Han may refer to: * Thein Han (basketball) * Thein Han (painter) * Thein Han, better known as Zawgyi (writer) Zawgyi ( my, ဇော်ဂျီ, Ashinsoma=Ashin Na Ga Vam Sa, ; born Thein Han (, ); 12 April 1907 – 26 September 1990) was a distinguished and leading Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic. His name, Zawgy ...