Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will be back in action on Friday at the Asian Weightlifting Championships here after finishing her five-month rehabilitation at the NIS Patiala. Her personal best clean and jerk lift of 119kg came in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, while her best snatch lift of 88kg happened at the 2020 Asian Championships. Where to watch the …
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 …
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu’s entry in the women’s 55kg category at the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been rejected, which means she will move back to her pet 49kg division to compete at the quadrennial meet in Birmingham. The Indian Weightlifting Federation had earlier planned to enter Chanu in the higher 55kg division to maximise India’s medal chances at the CWG, …
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