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Mirabai Chanu is focused on winning her first Asian Games medal after years of near misses and injuries. The Olympic silver medallist is adjusting weight categories and building form after a strong national performance ahead of upcoming international competitions.

Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu set three national records in the women’s 48kg category at the National Weightlifting Championship 2026 in Modinagar. She lifted a total of 205kg, securing gold and underlining her dominance ahead of a planned move to 53kg

Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu won silver in the 49kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships in Norway with a total lift of 199kg. North Korea’s Ri Song Gum claimed gold, while Thailand’s Thanyathon Sukcharoen took bronze

Mirabai Chanu won gold in the women’s 48 kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, with Preetismita Bhoi and Dharmajyoti also clinching titles as India’s lifters began strongly in Ahmedabad

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launched the Digilocker facility for athletes, saying it would be mandatory for national federations to digitise certificates and other essential documents of sportspersons

Despite holding the bronze medal position after her second-to-last attempt, Chanu was overtaken by Thailand’s Surodchana Khambao when she failed to lift her final attempt of 114 kg in the clean and jerk phase. This was a disappointment, especially since Chanu once held the world record for clean and jerk at 119 kg.

On Tuesday, Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya posted a video of Chanu training and encouraged people to support the country using the hashtag 'Cheer4Bharat'.

Ace Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is disappointed that she could not realise her dream of an Asian Games medal as she suffered thigh muscle injury during the women's 49kg event.

Mirabai Chanu could not get a podium finish in the women's 49 kg as she finished fourth at the Asian Games

Making his debut at the World Championships, Indian weightlifter Shubham Todkar finished third in Group D of the men's 61kg event here

The Riyadh event will be a qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics and will be held from September 4 to 17, as per Olympics.com.

Mirabai Chanu finished sixth in the 49kg weight category at the Asian Weightlifting Championships

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu did the entire nation proud when she won a gold medal in the 49 kg category at Commonwealth Games 2022 being held in Birmingham, England. She lifted a total of 201 kg in snatch and clean and jerk. Chanu received praises from her admirers in India, but a special compliment recently […]

Birmingham: Star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu (49kg) went on a record-smashing spree, claiming four of them in a power-packed performance, to claim India’s first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games here on Saturday. In a remarkable performance, Chanu smashed the Commonwealth and CWG record in snatch. She obliterated the Games record in clean and jerk as […]

Birmingham: The 22nd Commonwealth Games kicked off in spectacular fashion with a stunning opening ceremony at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham on Thursday. Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, the Queen’s baton did not miss a single day or territory during its journey to Birmingham. Taking five months to build and standing 10m high, the […]

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The activity is aimed at bringing out the talent of dressing up in unique costumes and speaking about them, the school said.

The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist expects more women to compete at the highest level in the near future

The 'Sultan' actor shared the photo on his Instagram handle, in which he gave Mirabai a hug and in the caption congratulated her on her win at the recently held Olympics.

Chanu had planted saplings at her home town in Manipur and urged everyone to carry on their bit in saving the environment.