Khelo India national weightlifting c’ships: Bindyarani Devi sets two new records
2 years, 6 months ago

Khelo India national weightlifting c’ships: Bindyarani Devi sets two new records

The Hindu  

Commonwealth championships silver medallist Bindyarani Devi improved upon her National records in clean and jerk and total as she won the 55kg title in the Khelo India National Ranking women's weightlifting championships at Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh, on Friday. The Commonwealth Games-bound Bindyarani, who lifted 84kg in snatch, recorded 115kg in her final clean and jerk attempt to get past her previous record by one kg. Bindyarani had set both the records in Tashkent in December when the World championships and the Commonwealth championships were held concurrently. The snatch record of 86kg in the women's 55kg belongs to Mirabai Chanu, who achieved the mark in the Singapore international event in February.

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Indian sports wrap, December 26: India finishes on a high at Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Indian sports wrap, December 26: India finishes on a high at Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships

The Hindu  

WEIGHTLIFTING 2024 Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships: India finishes with 33 medals The Indian team finished the 2024 Asian Youth Weightlifting Championships at Doha on a high by winning a silver medal in the +87 kg weight category. The results : Singles: Ekaterina Yashina bt Akanksha Nitture 6-2, 6-3; Elena Jamshidi bt Honoka kobayashi 6-1, 6-3; Vaishnavi Adkar bt Maaya Rajeshwaran …

Indian sports wrap, December 25: India’s Martina Devi clinches silver at Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships
3 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, December 25: India’s Martina Devi clinches silver at Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships

The Hindu  

WEIGHTLIFTING Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships: India’s Martina Devi clinches silver Indian lifter Martina Devi clinched a silver medal in the women’s junior +87kg category at the Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships here on Wednesday. - PTI EQUESTRIAN Junior National Equestrian Championship: Anupati, Raju emerge winners REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Young riders Anupati Navyashree Sai and Raju Singh emerged the best performers in the …

Mirabai Chanu to skip weightlifting World Championships as she continues rehab
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mirabai Chanu to skip weightlifting World Championships as she continues rehab

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will miss next week's weightlifting World Championships in Manama, Bahrain as she continues to undergo rehabilitation.The 30-year-old former world champion has not competed since her fourth-place finish in the women's 49kg category at the Paris Olympics in August. She will not be taking part in this World Championship," chief national coach Vijay …

Mirabai Chanu to skip World Weightlifting Championships to focus on rehab
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mirabai Chanu to skip World Weightlifting Championships to focus on rehab

The Hindu  

Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will miss the upcoming weightlifting World Championships in Manama, Bahrain, as she continues her rehabilitation. “Mira is still undergoing rehab after the Paris Olympics and will not participate in this World Championship,” chief national coach Vijay Sharma told PTI. In Chanu’s absence, Commonwealth Championship gold medallist Gyaneshwari Yadav will lead the Indian challenge at …

Mirabai Chanu misses out on medal at Paris Olympics by 1 kg, finishes fourth in 49kg category
5 months, 1 week ago

Mirabai Chanu misses out on medal at Paris Olympics by 1 kg, finishes fourth in 49kg category

India TV News  

Mirabai Chanu suffered heartbreak after narrowly missing out on a medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Wednesday, August 7. The reigning champion Hou Zhihui of China claimed the gold by lifting 207 kg, including a new world record of 117 kg in the clean and jerk event. The world record holder and the defending champion Hou Zhihui of China …

Mirabai Chanu lifts 199kg, misses bronze by a whisker
5 months, 1 week ago

Mirabai Chanu lifts 199kg, misses bronze by a whisker

Hindustan Times  

Paris: Mirabai Chanu’s counting down days to the Paris Olympics were muddled with questions. In January this year, barely able to get back to her optimal level of strength training let alone lift weights nearly twice her body weight, Mirabai sat wondering if she’d be able to make it to Paris at all. With a total lift of 199kg, the …

Mirabai misses bronze by a whisker
5 months, 1 week ago

Mirabai misses bronze by a whisker

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu finished fourth at the Paris Games in the 49kg division in Paris on Wednesday. Chanu’s total lift of 199kgs was never going to be enough in a field where four lifters — besides Chanu — had listed the entry weight of 200kgs or more. USA’s Jourdan Delacruz, Thailand’s Surodchana Khambao, Romania’s Valentina …

Paris Olympics: Mirabai Chanu misses out on medal, finishes fourth in weightlifting event
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics: Mirabai Chanu misses out on medal, finishes fourth in weightlifting event

The Hindu  

Mirabai Chanu’s courageous push for a second consecutive Olympics medal ended on a disappointing note with the Tokyo Games silver medallist managing a fourth place finish with an aggregate of 199kg in the weightlifting hall of the South Paris Arena here on Wednesday. Because of her lower body weight, the Indian could have got a bronze medal even with a …

Who will be the main competitors of Mirabai Chanu in women’s 49kg weightlifting?
5 months, 1 week ago

Who will be the main competitors of Mirabai Chanu in women’s 49kg weightlifting?

The Hindu  

Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu secured the only quota for India in weightlifting for Paris 2024. According to the rules, it was mandatory for weightlifters to attend the World Weightlifting Championships 2023 and this year’s IWF World Cup to be eligible for participation in the Summer Games. A lifter also had to participate in at least three of …

Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian gymnast to win gold in Asian Senior Championships
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian gymnast to win gold in Asian Senior Championships

The Hindu  

Dipa Karmakar landed a gold medal in vault to become the first Indian gymnast to win the continental title in the Asian women’s artistic gymnastics championships in Tashkent on May 26. For someone who missed out on crucial opportunities to qualify for the Paris Olympics, first due to her suspension and then due to a decision not to send the …

India's Preetismita Bhoi Breaks Clean And Jerk Record For Gold at World Youth Championships
7 months, 3 weeks ago

India's Preetismita Bhoi Breaks Clean And Jerk Record For Gold at World Youth Championships

News 18  

Indian weightlifter Preetismita Bhoi smashed the youth clean and jerk world record in the women’s 40kg category to win a gold medal at the IWF World Youth Championships in Lima. She lifted 57kg in snatch for a total effort of 133kg, finishing within 2kg of the youth world standard on total on the opening day of the competition It was …

Sanjana betters her national record in Khelo India
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sanjana betters her national record in Khelo India

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Haryana weightlifter Sanjana improved her national record as she won 76kg gold in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games here on Monday. Shreenithi Natesan was the one who bagged silver medal in the girls’ 400m medley. Results: Football : Boys: Meghalaya bt Jharkhand 5-3; Punjab bt Odisha 1-0; Kho Kho : Girls: Odisha bt Delhi 27-18; Maharashtra bt Gujarat …

Gurdeep signs off in 12th spot at International Weightlifting Federation Grand Prix II
1 year, 1 month ago

Gurdeep signs off in 12th spot at International Weightlifting Federation Grand Prix II

The Hindu  

Commonwealth Games medallist weightlifter Gurdeep Singh finished an underwhelming 12th in the men’s +109kg category at the IWF Grand Prix II here. The two-time Commonwealth Championships bronze medallist, who has been out of action this year due to a wrist injury, lifted 145kg in the snatch section followed by a best effort of 195kg in clean and jerk. While Tokyo …

IWF Grand Prix II: Lifter Bindyarani fails to complete event, Ajith finishes second in 73kg Group C
1 year, 1 month ago

IWF Grand Prix II: Lifter Bindyarani fails to complete event, Ajith finishes second in 73kg Group C

The Hindu  

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Bindyarani Devi put up a disappointing performance at the IWF Grand Prix II as she could not get an overall total in women’s 55kg after failing to lift the weight in any of her three attempts in clean and jerk section. Bindyarani, who won a silver medal at the Asian Championships earlier this year in May, …

Mirabai Chanu in three-week rehab phase after injury scare at Asian Games
1 year, 3 months ago

Mirabai Chanu in three-week rehab phase after injury scare at Asian Games

The Hindu  

World and Olympic silver medallist lifter Mirabai Chanu is going through a three-week rehabilitation phase in Patiala and will resume her training soon, according to chief coach Vijay Sharma. Seeking her maiden Asian Games medal, 29-year-old Mirabai injured her right thigh during the event in Hangzhou and managed just two lifts out of six attempts to register a below par …

India Weightlifting squad for Asian Games 2023: Squad, team news, Indian performance before Hangzhou 2022
1 year, 3 months ago

India Weightlifting squad for Asian Games 2023: Squad, team news, Indian performance before Hangzhou 2022

The Hindu  

India’s weightlifting squad for the Hangzhou Asian Games will be headlined by Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu, who will be looking to secure the country’s first gold medal in the competition. Chanu, who will be competing in the 49kg women’s category, will have to cope with the challenge from the Chinese contingent consisting of Olympic champion Hou Zhihui and …

With Mirabai Chanu not in contention, Weightlifting World Championships set to be an underwhelming affair for India
1 year, 4 months ago

With Mirabai Chanu not in contention, Weightlifting World Championships set to be an underwhelming affair for India

The Hindu  

Ejected from the Asian Games squad, N. Ajith and Achinta Sheuli will have a point to prove, while Mirabai Chanu will merely mark her presence by attending the weigh-in at the World Championships, which is a compulsory Paris Olympic qualifier. READ: Sports Events in September 2023: Asian Games, Asia Cup, US Open and more Ajith and Sheuli were unceremoniously dumped …

Mirabai Chanu to participate only in weigh-in at the Worlds
1 year, 4 months ago

Mirabai Chanu to participate only in weigh-in at the Worlds

The Hindu  

Worlds and Olympic silver medallist lifter Mirabai Chanu will mark her presence but not compete in next month’s World Championships in order to save her best for the Hangzhou Asian Games. The 29-year-old Mirabai, who is currently competing in St. Louis along with teammate Bindyarani Devi, will directly reach the World Championships to be held in Riyadh from September 4 …

Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships: Kapil Sonowal bags bronze in 102kg, Anjana Sreejith wins bronze in 81kg
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships: Kapil Sonowal bags bronze in 102kg, Anjana Sreejith wins bronze in 81kg

The Hindu  

India’s Kapil Sonowal bagged a bronze medal in the 102kg event at the Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships on Thursday. Murali Sreeshankar — ‘Kobe Bryant will always remain at the core of my heart’ The Assamese lifter, who had won the youth gold at the Commonwealth Championships last month, could have clinched a bronze in the clean and jerk …

Asian Youth and Junior weightlifting fairy day five
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Youth and Junior weightlifting fairy day five

The Hindu  

Lifters from Uzbekistan dominated the proceedings in both men and women on Day Five of the Asian Youth and Junior weightlifting championships on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, winning four golds, one silver and two bronze medals. Khikamillo Khaydarov finished on top in the Youth 73kg category with a total lift of 287kg while Ludmila Elefteriadi totalled 177kg to take the …

Commonwealth Championships: Gyaneshwari wins gold in Mirabai’s absence
1 year, 6 months ago

Commonwealth Championships: Gyaneshwari wins gold in Mirabai’s absence

The Hindu  

Star lifter Mirabai Chanu was not there but Gyaneshwari Yadav gave the audience something to cheer for by clinching the women’s 49kg gold at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships on Wednesday. Asian Athletics Championships: Sreeshankar, Shaili promise to brighten India’s chances up the scene “I am delighted to not only represent India in a competition but also win gold for my …

Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships: India set for rich medal haul despite Mirabai’s absence
1 year, 6 months ago

Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships: India set for rich medal haul despite Mirabai’s absence

The Hindu  

Host India is expected to win a bagful of medals despite the absence of star lifters, including Mirabai Chanu, when the Commonwealth Championships get underway in Greater Noida on Wednesday. The Commonwealth tournaments -- Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth Championships -- are a happy hunting ground for Indian weightlifters, who make the most of the absence of traditional powerhouses like …

Ajith Narayana tops men’s 73 Group B, CWG champion Achinta Sheuli comes second
1 year, 8 months ago

Ajith Narayana tops men’s 73 Group B, CWG champion Achinta Sheuli comes second

The Hindu  

National Games champion and National champion N. Ajith claimed the ninth position to finish a slot above Commonwealth Games gold medallist Achinta Sheuli in the men’s 73kg competition at the Asian weightlifting championships in Jinju. Achinta – recovering from a back issue – had aggregated 314kg, which was two kg less than his best effort achieved in December 2021, at …

Asian Weightlifting Championships: Jeremy wins silver in snatch but fails to complete his event
1 year, 8 months ago

Asian Weightlifting Championships: Jeremy wins silver in snatch but fails to complete his event

The Hindu  

Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga won a silver medal in snatch but could not get an overall total as he failed to lift the weight in any of his three clean and jerk attempts in a disappointing show at the Asian Championships here on Sunday. The 20-year-old, however, won a silver medal in the snatch event with a personal best-equalling lift …

Asian Weightlifting Championships: Bindyarani Devi wins silver to open India's account at event
1 year, 8 months ago

Asian Weightlifting Championships: Bindyarani Devi wins silver to open India's account at event

Firstpost  

Jinju, Korea: Indian weightlifter Bindyarani Devi was quick to make amends after an underwhelming performance in snatch section as she clinched an overall silver in the women’s 55kg competition at the Asian Championships in Jinju on Saturday. Congratulations to #TOPSchemeAthlete Bindyarani Devi on clinching the🥈medal in the 55kg category at the Asian Weightlifting Championships. She had moved to the 59kg …

India’s Bindyarani Devi wins silver at Asian Weightlifting Championships
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s Bindyarani Devi wins silver at Asian Weightlifting Championships

The Hindu  

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Bindyarani Devi aggregated 194kg to secure the silver medal in the women’s 55kg category at the Asian weightlifting championships in Jinju on Saturday. Bindyarani lifted 83kg in her second snatch attempt and 111kg in her second clean and jerk effort to come second behind 18-year-old Chinese Taipei lifter Chen Guan Ling, who took the top honour …

Asian Weightlifting Championships: Mirabai Chanu finishes disappointing sixth after trouble with dodgy hip
1 year, 8 months ago

Asian Weightlifting Championships: Mirabai Chanu finishes disappointing sixth after trouble with dodgy hip

Firstpost  

Jinju, Korea: A dodgy hip dashed star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu’s hopes of a good outing at the Asian Championships as she could manage only two good lifts and finished a disappointing sixth in Jinju on Friday. We just wanted to log one legal lift in the clean and jerk to put up a total.” Since the World Championships in December …

Mirabai, Indian lifters aim at improving Olympic qualification ranking at Asian Championships
1 year, 8 months ago

Mirabai, Indian lifters aim at improving Olympic qualification ranking at Asian Championships

The Hindu  

Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead the Indian challenge at the Asian Championships but she is unlikely to attempt the much-awaited 90kg snatch lift here on Friday. It will also be the first time Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli compete in an event since winning the gold at the Commonwealth Games last August. The Aizawl …

National Weightlifting Championships: Harjinder Kaur makes new record, bags gold
2 years ago

National Weightlifting Championships: Harjinder Kaur makes new record, bags gold

The Hindu  

Punjab’s Harjinder Kaur, the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games bronze medallist, made a new record in clean & jerk for a total of 214 kg to bag the senior women’s 71kg gold in the National weightlifting championships here on Wednesday. Amandeep Kaur finished second with a total lift of 201kg. Harjinder wasn’t in her element in snatch as she just about …

National weightlifting championships: Ajay Singh Shekhawat wins gold in 81kg, betters own snatch national record
2 years ago

National weightlifting championships: Ajay Singh Shekhawat wins gold in 81kg, betters own snatch national record

The Hindu  

Ajay Singh Shekhawat is, undoubtedly, the country’s best weightlifter in the men’s 81kg category for he holds the National record in snatch, clean and jerk and total. The 25-year-old from Rajasthan, who is with the Army Sports Institute, did his reputation no harm by bagging the men’s 81kg gold in the National weightlifting championships here on Tuesday, rewriting his own …

Watch: Mirabai Chanu Powers Through to Clinch Silver Medal at The World Championships
2 years, 1 month ago

Watch: Mirabai Chanu Powers Through to Clinch Silver Medal at The World Championships

News 18  

Mirabai Chanu clinched a silver medal at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships with a total lift of 200kg on Wednesday. FIFA World Cup 2022 Points Table | FIFA World Cup 2022 Schedule | FIFA World Cup 2022 Results | FIFA World Cup 2022 Golden Boot Mirabai’s long-time coach Vijay Sharma, who had steered her to the Olympic silver medal, shared …

Mirabai Chanu clinches silver at World Championship despite wrist issue
2 years, 1 month ago

Mirabai Chanu clinches silver at World Championship despite wrist issue

India TV News  

Mirabai Chanu, despite a wrist injury, managed to win a silver medal at the World Championships with a total lift of 200kg. Chanu's head coach Vijay Sharma said that the 2017 World Champion Chanu had hurt her wrist during a training session in September and had also participated in the National Games with the injury in October. Interestingly, Chanu is …

Weightlifting at NGG 2022: Mirabai Chanu wins maiden crown, Ajith breaks national record
2 years, 2 months ago

Weightlifting at NGG 2022: Mirabai Chanu wins maiden crown, Ajith breaks national record

The Hindu  

Olympic silver medallist lifter Mirabai Chanu, one of the biggest names at the 36th National Games, made light of a wrist injury to live up to the billing as she took the gold medal in the women’s 49kg weight class. Mirabai, a former world champion who lifted 191kg to beat last edition’s 48kg champion and Statemate Sanjita Chanu by four …

Lifters Jhilli Dalabehera, Gyaneshwari Yadav Finish 4th and 5th in Asian Championships
2 years, 3 months ago

Lifters Jhilli Dalabehera, Gyaneshwari Yadav Finish 4th and 5th in Asian Championships

News 18  

Indian lifters Jhili Dalabehera and Gyaneshwari Yadav finished fourth and fifth respectively in the severely depleted women’s 49kg competition at the Asian Championships here. In the last edition of the tournament, Chanu had won the bronze medal in the women’s 49kg event and had also registered the current clean and jerk world record of 119kg. Chinese Taipei’s Jing Lin Cheng, …

Asian Weightlifting Championships 2022: Jhilli Dalabehera to lead India squad
2 years, 3 months ago

Asian Weightlifting Championships 2022: Jhilli Dalabehera to lead India squad

Firstpost  

The 13-member Indian team will be led by two-time Asian champion Jhilli Dalabehera at the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2022 in Manama, Bahrain. New Delhi: At the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2022 in Manama, Bahrain, starting on Saturday, the 13-member Indian team will be led by two-time Asian champion Jhilli Dalabehera. Harshada Garud will also be a medal contender at the Asian …

National Games 2022: Mirabai Chanu, Achinta Sheuli to headline Weightlifting event
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games 2022: Mirabai Chanu, Achinta Sheuli to headline Weightlifting event

The Hindu  

Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will be the biggest star attraction in weightlifting competitions, starting at the 36th National Games here from Friday. The superstar lifter, who claimed her second Commonwealth Games gold this year, will be the favourite to win the women’s 49kg crown this time despite the presence of Sanjita, who went through a difficult phase to revive …

Exclusive: I don’t think about any medal other than gold, says weightlifter Bindyarani Devi
2 years, 5 months ago

Exclusive: I don’t think about any medal other than gold, says weightlifter Bindyarani Devi

Firstpost  

Weightlifter Bindyarani Devi was “disappointed” to not win gold at the recently concluded CWG and wants to change colour of the medal at Worlds, Asian Games, Asian C’ships and Paris Olympics 2024. Indian weightlifter Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam, who took part in her maiden Commonwealth Games in 2022, won a silver medal in women’s 55kg weightlifting final. In an exclusive interview …

'We Look up to Mirabai Chanu For Inspiration': Pakistan's CWG 2022 Gold Medallist Nooh Dastgir Butt Reveals Admiration For India Superstar
2 years, 5 months ago

'We Look up to Mirabai Chanu For Inspiration': Pakistan's CWG 2022 Gold Medallist Nooh Dastgir Butt Reveals Admiration For India Superstar

News 18  

As soon as Nooh Dastagir Butt won Pakistan’s first gold medal at the Birmingham Games, one of the first persons to lend a congratulatory hand was none other than Indian superstar Mirabai Chanu. “It was such a proud moment for me when she congratulated me and praised my performance,” Butt told PTI after winning the gold in the men’s 109+kg …

Commonwealth Games: India's Achinta Sheuli clinches gold in men's 73kg weightlifting final
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games: India's Achinta Sheuli clinches gold in men's 73kg weightlifting final

Firstpost  

While doing so, Achinta equalled his personal best snatch of 143kg, and went into the clean and jerk round with a five-kilo advantage over Malaysia’s Erri Hidayat. Indian weightlifter Achinta Sheuli won the gold medal at the men’s 73kg weightlifting competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday. Heading into the last phase, Malaysia’s Erri Hidayat, on 165kg …

Commonwealth Games 2022: Achinta Sheuli wins Gold, India's sixth weightlifting medal in Birmingham
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2022: Achinta Sheuli wins Gold, India's sixth weightlifting medal in Birmingham

India Today  

Achinta Sheuli on Sunday secured India's sixth medal in weightlifting with a gold in the men's 73 kg category. Earlier in the day, Indian star Jeremy Lalrinnunga won the gold medal in the men's 67 kg category, adding to India's tally from 30th July. Sheuli went on to win the Khelo India Youth games gold medal in 2018 and the …

CWG 2022: Achinta Sheuli Wins Men's 73Kg Weightlifting Gold With Games Record
2 years, 5 months ago

CWG 2022: Achinta Sheuli Wins Men's 73Kg Weightlifting Gold With Games Record

News 18  

Indian weightlifting contingent’s dream run at the CWG 2022 in Birmingham continued as India’s 73 Kg representative Achinta Sheuli bagged the gold medal in his event. CWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | OFF THE FIELD | IN PHOTOS | MEDAL TALLY Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who gave Sheuli a tough competition, ended as the second-best …

Commonwealth Games 2022: Achinta Sheuli wins gold in weightlifting to seal sixth medal for India
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2022: Achinta Sheuli wins gold in weightlifting to seal sixth medal for India

The Hindu  

Achinta Sheuli won the gold in the Men’s 73kg weightlifting event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Sunday. Achinta Sheuli bags #TeamIndia's third 🥇 at @birminghamcg22 👏🎆 All three gold medals so far have been won by our weightlifters 🏋‍♂️🏋‍♀️🏋‍♂️#EkIndiaTeamIndia | @WeAreTeamIndiapic.twitter.com/kCJVxFVNYI — Team India July 31, 2022 This is India’s sixth medal at this edition of the Games and …

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins CWG gold
2 years, 5 months ago

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins CWG gold

Live Mint  

Mirabai Chanu won the 49kg field as expected to defend her Commonwealth Games title and give India the first gold medal of the Birmingham edition on Saturday. An overwhelming favourite in her weight category, the 27-year-old Chanu set a rather low starting weight of 80kg in snatch and 105kg in clean and jerk before changing her first attempt to 84kg. …

Young weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins second gold medal for India
2 years, 5 months ago

Young weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins second gold medal for India

Deccan Chronicle  

BIRMINGHAM: India's Young weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins India's second gold medal at Commonwealth Games with record total lift of 300kg, providing the country's fifth weightlifting medal in as many categories at the Commonwealth Games here. Earlier in the day, Bindyarani Devi raised her game to secure a silver in the women's 55kg category, By winning the gold, Jeremy Lalrinnunga smashed …

CWG 2022: Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga Clinches 2nd Gold for India in Men's 67kg Category
2 years, 5 months ago

CWG 2022: Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga Clinches 2nd Gold for India in Men's 67kg Category

News 18  

Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga on Sunday claimed India’s second gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 with a dominant performance in the 67 Kg men’s weightlifting event. Despite not being able to land his third attempt at the snatch, he headed into the clean and jerk variant of the event with a massive lift of 140 kg, leading the …

Commonwealth Games 2022: Bindyarani Devi wins silver in women’s 55kg interview
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2022: Bindyarani Devi wins silver in women’s 55kg interview

The Hindu  

Taekwondo’s loss turned out to be weightlifting’s gain as Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam, figuring in her maiden Commonwealth Games, registered a Games Record in clean & jerk to pick up the silver medal in the women’s 55kg final. I will keep doing better,” Bindyarani, who switched sports in 2012 after getting inspired by a poster of decorated Indian ‘lifter Kunjarani Devi, …

Mirabai Chanu wins first gold for India; India silent on Ukraine blacklisting three nationals, and more - The Hindu
2 years, 5 months ago

Mirabai Chanu wins first gold for India; India silent on Ukraine blacklisting three nationals, and more - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Commonwealth Games 2022 | Mirabai Chanu wins first gold for India Star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu 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 in Birmingham on July 30, 2022. India silent on Ukraine blacklisting three nationals The listing of a Centre run by Ukrainian President …

CWG 2022: Celebrations begin at Gold medalist Mirabai Chanu’s native place
2 years, 5 months ago

CWG 2022: Celebrations begin at Gold medalist Mirabai Chanu’s native place

Live Mint  

Celebrations began at Nongpok Kakching in Manipur, the native place of Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu who won Gold Medal for India at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Saturday. Olympic medalist and ace weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won India's first Gold Medal at the in the Women's 49Kg weightlifting category. Mirabai's cousin, Binoy said that they were already confident …

Who is Bindyarani Devi? Dubbed ‘Mirabai Chanu 2.0’ clinches Commonwealth Games silver medal
2 years, 5 months ago

Who is Bindyarani Devi? Dubbed ‘Mirabai Chanu 2.0’ clinches Commonwealth Games silver medal

Firstpost  

Struggling for a job and marred with family’s financial crisis, Bindyarani turned to her idol Mirabai Chanu for help as the Tokyo Olympics silver winner gifted her expensive lifting shoes. India’s Bindyarani Devi became the fourth Indian weightlifter to win a medal on Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games as the 23-year-old Manipuri lifter claimed a silver medal in the …

Commonwealth Games: Weightlifter Bindyarani Devi claims silver; clinches India's fourth medal on Day 2
2 years, 5 months ago

Commonwealth Games: Weightlifter Bindyarani Devi claims silver; clinches India's fourth medal on Day 2

Firstpost  

On her way to the silver medal, Bindyarani Devi also set the Games record in clean and jerk segment by lifting 116kgs while lifting 202kg in total. India’s Bindyarani Devi became the fourth Indian weightlifter to win a medal on Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games as the 23-year-old Manipuri lifter claimed a silver medal in the 55kg women’s category …

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