India, Nov. 4 -- The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on Monday ratified the Olympic weight classes for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics with Mirabai Chanu's 49kg class excluded from the programme. Chanu, 31, won her Tokyo Olympics silver medal in 49kg while her 2025 World Championships silver in Norway came in 48kg.

"Following the encouraging decision taken by the IOC to enlarge the weightlifting programme at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 - where 12 events (six men, six women) will be contested - the IWF selected the bodyweight categories for the upcoming Olympic rendezvous," it said in a statement.

The new weights for men will be 65kg, 75kg, 85kg, 95kg, 110kg and +110kg while the women will compete in 53kg, 61kg, 69kg, 77kg,...