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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.
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.
Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Venue National Exhibition Centre Dates 30 July – 3 August 2022 Competitors 174 from 37 nations ← 2018 2026 → Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Qualification Men Women 55 kg 49 kg 61 kg 55 kg 67 kg 59 kg 73 kg 64 kg 81 kg 71 kg 96 kg 76 kg 109 kg 87 kg +109 kg +87 kg
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
They are Karnam Malleswari, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu (twice), Sakshi Malik, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain and Manu Bhaker (also twice). The first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal was Karnam Malleswari , who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the Women's 69 kg category in Weightlifting.
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 ...
The Khel Ratna Award (Hindi pronunciation: [kʰeːl rət̪nə]), officially known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (transl. Major Dhyan Chand Sport Jewel Award) or formerly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, is the highest sporting honour of India. [1]