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Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (born 9 August 1994) is an Indian weightlifter. She won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Women's 49 kg event. She has won gold medals at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. She was awarded the Padma Shri and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna by the Government of India in 2018.
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.
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).
The Olympian aiming for gold at Paris Olympics. N EW DELHI: Mirabai Chanu, a weightlifter from India, has gained global recognition for her outstanding achievements in the 48 kg and 49 kg weight ...
Feb 6, 2023 · Mirabai Chanu is an Indian weightlifter from Manipur. She has competed at the Olympics. Know her achievements, weightlifting records and the medals she has won.
Jul 30, 2022 · Mirabai Chanu wins India’s first gold medal at Commonwealth Games, ‘can snatch over 90kg’ physio claims. Tokyo Olympics silver medallist defends her CWG title but her main target remains World Championship in December and the Olympic qualification cycle that begins in the same month. Written by Mihir Vasavda. Updated: July 31, 2022 11:47 IST.
5 days ago · Paris Olympics 2024 News: As the sole weightlifter representing India at Paris 2024, Mirabai will shoulder the expectations of over 1.3 billion people. However, the 29-year-old
5 days ago · As mentioned, Chanu is India's only lone weightlifter at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She scripted history by winning India's first medal in the 2020 edition. Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for a ...
Aug 8, 2021 · Mirabai Chanu talks about putting the heartbreak of Rio behind, missing her mother, and retaining composure in the face of pressure; coach Vijay Kumar explains the determination and discipline which lie at the heart of his 26-year-old ward’s success.
Jul 22, 2024 · Bengaluru: Every time the diminutive Mirabai Chanu lifts an iron bar loaded with weight plates on either side, her followers watch with bated breath, partly due to awe and mostly out of ...
