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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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Mirabai Chanu and Bindyarani Devi’s proposal to train in USA approved
1 year, 6 months ago

Mirabai Chanu and Bindyarani Devi’s proposal to train in USA approved

The Hindu  

Olympic and World Championships silver medallist lifter Mirabai Chanu and Commonwealth Games and Asian silver medallist Bindyarani Devi have left for a 65-day training camp in St. Louis, USA. The two lifters will train at the Squat University under Dr. Aaron Horschig and work on their “rehabilitation and strength training” ahead of the Asian Games, according to a Sports Authority …

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

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

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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 …

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36th National Games: Mirabai Chanu, Vijay Kumar, Elavenil Valarivan in Focus on Friday
2 years, 2 months ago

36th National Games: Mirabai Chanu, Vijay Kumar, Elavenil Valarivan in Focus on Friday

News 18  

Olympic Games Weightlifting silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will be the biggest draw at the Mahatma Mandir Complex in Gandhinagar when the 36th National Games gather steam on Friday, with competitions in nine more sports beginning a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the Games open at a spectacular ceremony. The women’s 10m Air Rifle contest featuring home favourite, Olympian …

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Kaun Banega Crorepati 14: Mirabai Chanu makes Amitabh Bachchan perform Manipuri folk dance
2 years, 3 months ago

Kaun Banega Crorepati 14: Mirabai Chanu makes Amitabh Bachchan perform Manipuri folk dance

India TV News  

Kaun Banega Crorepati 14: One of the popular quiz shows, hosted by Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, saw Commonwealth Games Gold medalists Mirabai Chanu and Nikhat Zareen take the hot seat. Apart from the question and answer session, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu requested the megastar to perform the Manipuri folk dance Thabal Chongba along with her. Furthermore, Zareen requested Big B to …

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Cover story: Mirabai Chanu - An Olympic legacy etched in silver
3 years, 4 months ago

Cover story: Mirabai Chanu - An Olympic legacy etched in silver

The Hindu  

Rarely does one see an Indian athlete approaching the Olympics with such confidence like the way weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu did at the Tokyo Games. Pint-sized champion Mirabai, all of 150cm, not only carried the aspirations of 130 billion Indians on her shoulders at the biggest sporting event in the world, but also landed a silver in the women’s 49kg …

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Making of an Olympic medallist: Mirabai Chanu's coach Vijay Sharma's methodology
3 years, 4 months ago

Making of an Olympic medallist: Mirabai Chanu's coach Vijay Sharma's methodology

The Hindu  

When Vijay Sharma took over as the national weightlifting coach in 2012, there were murmurs within the fraternity about his credentials. I love this sport and can do this much for it.” Today, one of the striking apsects of Mirabai Chanu’s silver medal in the 49kg weight class at the Tokyo Olympics is the steady hand of her home-grown coach. …

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Tokyo Olympics: How USA training stints helped Mirabai Chanu save her Olympic dreams
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: How USA training stints helped Mirabai Chanu save her Olympic dreams

India TV News  

One of the biggest Indian medal contenders at the Tokyo Olympics will be weightlifting world record holder Saikhom Mirabai Chanu. However, the 26-year-old Padma Shri awardee -- who set the world record of the 49kg category in the Clean and Jerk segment with a lift of 119kg -- could have almost left for Tokyo underprepared if not for sports ministry …

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Mirabai Chanu Breaks World Record in Clean and Jerk to Bag Bronze in Asian Championship
3 years, 8 months ago

Mirabai Chanu Breaks World Record in Clean and Jerk to Bag Bronze in Asian Championship

News 18  

Former world champion Mirabai Chanu made a splendid return to the weightlifting arena, setting a new world record in clean and jerk while also bettering her own national record en route winning a bronze medal at the Asian Championship here on Saturday. The 26-year-old Indian lifted 86kg in snatch and a world record of 119kg in clean and jerk for …

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Mirabai Chanu sets Clean and Jerk World Record, wins bronze at Asian Weightlifting Championships
3 years, 8 months ago

Mirabai Chanu sets Clean and Jerk World Record, wins bronze at Asian Weightlifting Championships

The Hindu  

Mirabai Chanu set a new World Record in the women's 49kg Clean and Jerk with a massive 119kg lift on Saturday. Her final lift of 119kg set a new world record, going past Chinese lifter Jiang Huihua's previous record of 118kg. Sharma had earlier said that, Mirabai, who is ranked fourth in the world, will qualify for the Tokyo Olympics …

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Mirabai Chanu to work with expert physio in US
4 years, 2 months ago

Mirabai Chanu to work with expert physio in US

The Hindu  

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, a medal hope in the Tokyo Olympics, will work with physical therapist Dr. Aaron Horschig in the USA to get rid of a recurring lower back issue, said national coach Vijay Sharma. Mirabai, a world champion in women’s 48kg in 2017 in Anaheim, USA, had to skip the 2018 Asian Games when she experienced pain in her …

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