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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 …

There was a nervous energy about Mirabai Chanu on Saturday as she stepped onto the platform for the clean and jerk at the Asian Games. India’s Mirabai Chanu Saikhom reacts in pain after the injury in the women’s 49kg Group A weightlifting final at 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. “Maybe, it’s my bad luck.” Mirabai is an Olympic silver …

Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring an end to the ongoing conflict between two communities in her home state of Manipur as soon as possible. I request Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi_in sir and Home Minister @AmitShah sir to kindly help and save our state Manipur. 🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/zRbltnjKl8 — Saikhom Mirabai …

National weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu made India proud as she won a medal on the first day of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Earlier, Salman Khan, an ardent sports lover, congratulated Chanu on Twitter, saying, "Congratulations @mirabai_chanu on becoming a nation’s superstar today! #Tokyo #TeamIndia" While several celebrities have celebrated Chanu's medal win on various social media platforms, what makes the …

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 …

National weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu did India proud as she won a medal on the first day of the 2020 Summer Olympics on Saturday. Salman Khan, an ardent sports lover, congratulated Chanu on Twitter, saying, "Congratulations @mirabai_chanu on becoming a nation’s superstar today! When asked about her favourite actor during one of her earlier interviews, Chanu has named Salman and …

Days after weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won India its first Olympic medal at Tokyo 2020, a video of a girl, less than 10 years old, went viral on Twitter. The Snatch Mirabai’s lifts were in two parts: she won silver for a combined lift of 202kg, made up of an 87kg snatch and a 115kg clean & jerk. I wouldn’t …

All sections of people of Manipur joined hands with those in the rest of the country in congratulating Padma Shri Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, who won the first silver medal in the 49-kg category in the Tokyo Olympics. Bhakta Charan Das, general secretary of the All India Congress Committee now camping here said, “Miss Mirabai has done the country and the …

Tokyo, July 24 : Ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu opened India's medals tally on Saturday as she bagged a silver in the Women's 49kg category here at Tokyo International Forum. China's Zhihui Hou bagged gold with a total of 210kg and created a new Olympic Record while Indonesia's Windy Cantika Aisah grabbed bronze with a total of 194kg. Gold medalist …

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu made history for India on Saturday by clinching the silver medal in the women's weightlifting category at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics to open her country's campaign with a bang. Mirabai Chanu thus, completed the women's hat-trick for India at the Olympics by becoming the third female athlete in a row from the country to win a …

As Indian fans gear up for the opening day action of the Tokyo Olympics, the cynosure of their eyes will be Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, who lays a strong claim for India's first medal on Day 1. Mirabai's 119kg lift in the clean and jerk composite at the 2019 World Championships stands tall to the day makes her one of the …

Mirabai Chanu's improvement and recent performance place her in a great spot to get India a weightlifting medal at Tokyo Olympics. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Ranking: 2 Form guide: 2021: Bronze medal in Asian championships, Uzbekistan; 2020: Gold in National championships in Kolkata; 2019: Fourth in World championships, Thailand. As a 14-year-old, Mirabai Chanu aspired to be an archer but fell …

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 …