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Saikhom Mirabai Chanu was born on 8 August 1994 in Nongpok Kakching [5] about 30 km away from Imphal city, Manipur [6] to a Meitei family, a warrior clan of that region. [7] Chanu identified herself as a follower of Sanamahism and she also stated that she is follower of Hinduism as well. [8] Her family identified her strength when she was just 12.
India sent its largest-ever contingent consisting of 119 athletes competing across 18 sports in the Games. India entered an athlete for the fencing event for the first time in the Games history. The Games also marked the first time the nation qualified multiple athletes for sailing and achieved a direct qualification for swimming event.
Mary Kom (in red) vs Nicola Adams at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Several Indian women have participated in the Olympics over the years. Eight women from India have won an Olympic medal so far. They are Karnam Malleswari, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu (twice), Sakshi Malik, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain and Manu Bhaker ...
The women's 49 kg weightlifting competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place on 24 July at the Tokyo International Forum. [1] [2]China's Hou Zhihui, India's Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and Indonesia's Windy Cantika Aisah won the gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively.
In the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg category, while Mirabai Chanu took the silver in the same event. In the men's 56 kg category, Sukhen Dey won gold and Ganesh Mali won bronze and Sathish Sivalingam won the gold medal in the 77 kg category, with 149 kg snatch, and 179 kg ...
Lifters from the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 - Medallists Hou Zhihui of China and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu of India - along with other participants, Chinese Taipei's Fang Wan-ling, United States' Jourdan Delacruz, Dominican Republic's Beatriz Pirón and Belgium's Nina Sterckx - returns for this event, along with debutants.
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu: 5 April 2018 Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast, Australia [24] Clean and jerk 110 kg Saikhom Mirabai Chanu: 5 April 2018 Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast, Australia [24] Total 196 kg Saikhom Mirabai Chanu: 5 April 2018 Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast, Australia [24]-53 kg Snatch 90 kg W. Nandini Devi: 19 July 2003 Patiala, India
This was also the last time the Indian field hockey team won the gold medal at the Olympics. [51] India sent 48 , 46 and 52 athletes to the subsequent three Summer Olympics in 1984 , 1988 , and 1992 respectively, but failed to win a single medal across the three Olympic Games.