Mirabai Chanu wins India’s first gold medal in Commonwealth Games 2022
Highlights:
- Daughter of India, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won India’s first Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in the Women’s 49Kg weightlifting category.
- She aggregated a total of 201kg (88kg+113kg) to stamp her authority in the competition and achieve a Commonwealth Games record in the process.
- The silver went to Mauritius’ Marie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa (172kg) and the bronze to Canada’s Hannah Kaminski (171 kg).
- Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is an Indian weightlifter. 27-year-old Mirabai Chanu lifted a total of 201 kg to win the Gold Medal which was also India's third medal after at the ongoing CWG 2022. She won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Women's 49 kg
- She was born on 8 August 1994,Imphal.
- Medals: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Women's 49 kg, MORE
- Awards: Padma Shri, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for Weightlifting
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