Saturday, March 25, 2023

Mirabai Chanu

Injury forces Mirabai to take five months break

Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who recently won the silver medal at World Championships, will undergo a five-month rehabilitation programme at NIS Patiala to nurse her shoulder and back injuries.The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist enjoyed a successful 2022 season...

Mirabai Chanu clinches silver at World Weightlifting C’ships despite wrist pain

Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu battled wrist pain to clinch a silver medal in the women’s 49kg division at the World Weightlifting Championships 2022, here.Mirabai lifted a total weight of 200kg (87kg snatch + 113kg clean and jerk) on...

National Games: Mirabai pipsSanjita for 49kg weightlifting gold

The women’s 49kg weightlifting competition at the 36th National Games unfolded on expected lines with a tactical battle between Mirabai Chanu and Sanjita Chanu at the Mahatma Mandir here on Friday.In the end, Mirabai walked away with the gold...

PM Modi declares 36th National Games open

The 36th National Games was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a glittering opening ceremony here on Thursday evening in the presence of over 100,000 ecstatic spectators.In keeping with the Olympic convention, but with a modern twist, Gujarat’s...

Chris Hemsworth calls CWG gold medallist Mirabai Chanu ‘legend’

Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, the god of Thunder, has said that CWG gold medallist Mirabai Chanu is worthy of Thor’s hammer and even called her a legend. Chris’s praise comes after Chanu won gold at the...

Mirabai Chanu defends 49kg title, gives India first gold of 2022 CWG

Mirabai Chanu bossed the 49kg field as expected to defend her Commonwealth Games title and give India the first gold medal of the Birmingham edition here on Saturday.The Olympic silver medallist aggregated 201kg (88kg + 113kg ) to stamp...

Commonwealth Games weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu’s 55kg entry rejected

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...

Mirabai Chanu wins gold in Singapore, qualifies for Common Wealth Games in new 55kg weight division

Star Indian lifter Mirabai Chanu qualified for the 2022 Common wealth Games in the 55kg weight category on Friday by clinching the gold in the Singapore Weightlifting International here.Competing in the 55kg weight class for the first time, Chanu...

Weightlifter Chanu to compete in new weight category in CWG

Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will compete in a new weight class — 55kg — at the Commonwealth Games later this year to help maximise India’s chances of winning more gold medals in the multi-sport event in Birmingham.Chanu...