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Mirabai Chanu: Will try for LA 2028 Olympics if my body is well after Asian Games
4 days, 5 hours ago

Mirabai Chanu: Will try for LA 2028 Olympics if my body is well after Asian Games

The Hindu  

In this episode of the Sportstar Podcast, host Nihit Sachdeva and Jonathan Selvaraj interview Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, silver medallist in women’s 49kg at Tokyo Olympics. Mirabai: I was competing for the first time since the injury at the Asian Games. You can’t perform at the same level every day which does make you feel low but we need to …

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Mirabai Chanu to skip World Weightlifting Championships to focus on rehab
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

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How did India perform on Day 12 of Paris Olympics 2024? Check full results
4 months, 2 weeks ago

How did India perform on Day 12 of Paris Olympics 2024? Check full results

Hindustan Times  

Indian fans were left extremely disappointed on Day 12 of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. India's Mirabai Chanu competes during the clean and jerk stage of the women's 49kg weightlifting event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris. Meanwhile in wrestling, Vinesh Phogat got disqualified from the women's 50kg gold medal match, as she failed to make the weight on …

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Mirabai Chanu misses out on medal at Paris Olympics by 1 kg, finishes fourth in 49kg category
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Mirabai Chanu lifts 199kg, misses bronze by a whisker
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Mirabai misses bronze by a whisker
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Paris Olympics 2024: Mirabai Chanu Registers 4th Place Finish in 49kg Weighlifting, Misses Out on Bronze By 1Kg
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Mirabai Chanu Registers 4th Place Finish in 49kg Weighlifting, Misses Out on Bronze By 1Kg

News 18  

More heartbreak for India continues in this Olympic campaign, as yet another fourth-place finish with Mirabai Chanu falling just short of a medal finish in the 49kg Women’s Weightlifting event at the Paris Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics Silver medallist recorded 88kg with her Snatch and 111kg with her Clean-and-Jerk to put up a whopping total of 199kg that could only …

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Paris Olympics: Mirabai Chanu misses out on medal, finishes fourth in weightlifting event
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Who will be the main competitors of Mirabai Chanu in women’s 49kg weightlifting?
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Mirabai Chanu at the Paris 2024 Olympics - Event date, time, live streaming, broadcast details
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mirabai Chanu at the Paris 2024 Olympics - Event date, time, live streaming, broadcast details

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. READ: Paris Olympics: India’s ‘God in the goal’ PR Sreejesh keeps …

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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12 (August 7) India full schedule: Vinesh Phogat to battle for gold; Mirabai Chanu in action
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024 Day 12 (August 7) India full schedule: Vinesh Phogat to battle for gold; Mirabai Chanu in action

Hindustan Times  

Star India wrestler Vinesh Phogat will compete in the gold medal match against Sarah Hildebrandt in the women’s Freestyle 50kg event at the Paris Olympics. Paris 2024 Day 12, IND full schedule: Vinesh Phogat to battle for gold; India women's table tennis team will also be in action as Sreeja Akula, Manika Batra and Archana Girish Kamath will team up …

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Chanu looks to channelise Hangzhou hurt to Paris podium
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Chanu looks to channelise Hangzhou hurt to Paris podium

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: This Tuesday morning was like every other Tuesday morning for Mirabai Chanu. Despite the absence of North Korea’s Asian Games champion and current world record holder Ri Song Gum, the 49kg event promises to be a very competitive contest. As if to prove that it wasn’t an aberration, she hoisted 211kgs at the 2023 Worlds, 204kgs at the …

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The force giving Mirabai Chanu a lift
5 months ago

The force giving Mirabai Chanu a lift

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Mirabai Chanu is fatigued and frowning. Chanu’s eyes light up and she claims national weightlifting coach Vijay Sharma means “everything” to her. “A lot of athletes are satisfied after a CWG medal because they get good monetary rewards and job security, but the first thing Mira asked me after landing from Glasgow was, how are we going to …

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Which Indian athletes won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Which Indian athletes won medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

The Hindu  

The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo was the most successful Games outing for India since it participated in the Games for the first time in 1900. Here’s a look at the top 10 Indian athletes at Tokyo Olympics 2020: Neeraj Chopra Winning gold in javelin in Tokyo 2020, Neeraj Chopra clinched the first-ever track and field medal for India. | …

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Paris Olympics 2024 | Inside the radical transformation in Indian sports and the making of a medal-winning champion
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024 | Inside the radical transformation in Indian sports and the making of a medal-winning champion

The Hindu  

Vinesh Phogat is not one to dwell on self-pity. “During our time, we were lucky if we got a decent wrestling mat,” says Sakshi Malik, the only woman wrestler from India to win a medal at the Olympics — a bronze at Rio 2016. “We had bare minimum equipment, and no experts helping us.” Slowly, over the last decade, driven …

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Paris 2024: ‘If I give my 100 per cent, I can get a medal for India,’ says Mirabai Chanu
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024: ‘If I give my 100 per cent, I can get a medal for India,’ says Mirabai Chanu

The Hindu  

Keen to add another Olympic medal to her silver in Tokyo, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is taking precautions to avoid a repeat of her heart-breaking experience at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. For Mirabai, the only Indian lifter to have qualified for Paris 2024, the last Asian Games, where she injured her right hip during the competition and could not …

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Tracing India goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu’s journey from Manipur to Australia
8 months, 1 week ago

Tracing India goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu’s journey from Manipur to Australia

Live Mint  

Indian football may be struggling to get a foothold in the global game, but individual players from the country have started conquering new frontiers. Sporting a bright green goalkeeping kit, Chanu turned up for her new club Metro United WFC in the South Australian Women’s National Premier League. “Bala di was among the first Indian players to play abroad,” says …

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Mirabai Chanu: My attention is on making a mark at the Paris 2024 Olympics
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mirabai Chanu: My attention is on making a mark at the Paris 2024 Olympics

The Hindu  

Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu returned to competition after a six-month injury break, securing third place in the women’s 49kg Group B and ranking 11th overall at the IWF World Cup, an Olympic qualifying event held on Monday. The journey to get here required relentless dedication and hard work, and I couldn’t be happier being back on the ramp …

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Indian goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu hopes to cash in on Australian break
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu hopes to cash in on Australian break

Hindustan Times  

Panthoi Chanu was going through a dark phase a couple of years ago. Panthoi Chanu will be representing Metro United WFC in the South Australian Women’s National Premier League this season The 28-year-old, who played for India against Kosovo and Hong Kong in Turkey recently, will be representing Metro United WFC in the South Australian Women’s National Premier League this …

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2023: A year in reading
11 months, 3 weeks ago

2023: A year in reading

Live Mint  

In 2023, I got lucky. 'Following A Prayer' by Sundar Sarukkai An unlikely novel Sundar Sarukkai’s Following A Prayer is the most peculiar work of fiction I read this year. 'Fire Bird' by Perumal Murugan The Underdog Perumal Murugan’s Fire Bird, which won the JCB Prize for Literature 2023, is centred around themes typically associated with him—a deep understanding of …

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Krishan Pathak, Sushila Chanu, Shivendra Singh and Vineet Sharma Lauded by Hockey India For Their Achievements
1 year ago

Krishan Pathak, Sushila Chanu, Shivendra Singh and Vineet Sharma Lauded by Hockey India For Their Achievements

News 18  

Hockey India on Thursday extended its heartfelt congratulations to Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Shivendra Singh, and Vineet Kumar Sharma for being named for the prestigious National Awards for 2023. Former India men’s team player Vineet Kumar Sharma has been awarded with Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement. “This marks an incredible milestone for hockey as we celebrate the …

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Mirabai Chanu in three-week rehab phase after injury scare at Asian Games
1 year, 2 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 …

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Injured Sushila Chanu rested from India's Asian Champions Trophy squad
1 year, 2 months ago

Injured Sushila Chanu rested from India's Asian Champions Trophy squad

The Hindu  

Experienced midfielder Sushila Chanu has been rested from India's 20-member squad for the upcoming women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament due to a suspected Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury. Sushila, who led India at the Rio Olympics, was part of the Indian women's team that won a bronze medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games last week. Vaishnavi Vitthal Phalke, who too …

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Injured Sushila Chanu out of Women’s Asian Champions Trophy squad
1 year, 2 months ago

Injured Sushila Chanu out of Women’s Asian Champions Trophy squad

Hindustan Times  

Sushila Chanu, who scored the winning goal against Japan that brought India the bronze medal at the Asian Games last week, will not be taking part in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy to be held from October 27 to November 5 in Ranchi. India's Sushila Chanu react during the women's Classification 3rd-4th match against Japan The midfielder’s right knee was …

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