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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.
Biography. 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 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 category.
1 day ago · Paris Olympics 2024 News: Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, from Manipur, achieved significant milestones in the 48 kg and 49 kg categories, winning medals at the Commonwealth
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.
Jun 22, 2022 · Mirabai Chanu won the Olympic silver medal at Tokyo 2020 in the women’s 49kg category. She became only the second Indian weightlifter to win an Olympic medal.
Mar 28, 2022 · Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2021, following a public vote. The Olympic silver medallist beat golfer Aditi Ashok, boxer Lovlina Borgohain...
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.
Mar 28, 2022 · Mirabai Chanu created history in 2021 when she became the first Indian weightlifter to clinch a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Aug 1, 2022 · Mirabai Chanu made India proud again after winning Gold Medal in Weighlifting at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022. Know more about her family, early life background, weightlifting career and...
