Search results
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (born 9 August 1994) is an Indian weightlifter, supported by OGQ. Mirabai Chanu lifted a total of 201 kg, winning the gold medal at the CWG 2022 . She won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Women's 49 kg category.
An Olympic silver medallist, a world champion and a three-time Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, Mirabai Chanu can lay claim to being one of India’s finest weightlifters. Mirabai’s silver at Tokyo 2020 was only the second Olympic medal by an Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari.
Jul 23, 2021 · The 26-year-old Mirabai Chanu managed a total lift of 202 kgs (87kgs in snatch + 115 kgs in clean and jerk) to finish behind the Olympic champion Hou Zhihui of China, who set an Olympic record with a lift of 210 kgs (94+116).
832K Followers, 170 Following, 635 Posts - Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) on Instagram: "Olympic Silver Medallist- Tokyo 2020| For Queries - rahul@iosindia.com".
Jun 22, 2022 · Ever since winning a silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Mirabai Chanu has become one of India’s most loved sporting heroes. Born on August 8, 1994, the weightlifting star from Manipur notched up a combined lift of 202kg (87kg snatch; 115kg clean and jerk) to claim the coveted podium in the women’s 49kg category.
Jul 24, 2021 · India's superstar athlete Mirabai Chanu is the only Indian weightlifter to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games, which start on July 23. She will take part in the 49kgs...
Mar 28, 2022 · Saikhom Mirabai Chanu wins the BBC ISWOTY award. Mirabai Chanu created history in 2021 when she became the first Indian weightlifter to clinch a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Mar 5, 2023 · Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won the 2022 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award after a public vote. Chanu becomes the first athlete to win the award twice in a row after winning for...
Aug 2, 2022 · On Saturday (July 30), Mirabai Chanu, whose body weight is a mere 49 kg, lifted 113 kg in clean and jerk while demolishing the rest of the field en route to her gold medal. The next day, Jeremy Lalrinnunga, who weighs 66 kg, snatched 140kg — more than twice his body weight — to set a Commonwealth Games record.
Jul 24, 2021 · Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal and became the first Indian to win an Olympic medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games in the Women's 49kg category. China's Hou Zhihui clinched the gold...
