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Who is Saikhom Mirabai Chanu?

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

About Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

Who is Saikhom Mirabai Chanu?

Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu was born on August 8, 1994 in Nongpok Kakching village of Imphal East district in Manipur, she is the youngest of five siblings.
 
Chanu hails from a family of eight members, most of whom are into agricultural work. Since her childhood, she gained her strength by carrying the firewood up and down the hills along with her family members.


Mirabai Chanu in Tokyo Olympics 2021

Mirabai Chanu won a silver in the women's 49kg category at Tokyo International Forum. Chanu lifted a total of 202 kg (87kg in snatch and 115kg in clean and jerk) during her
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Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year award

Tokyo Olympic Games silver-medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has bagged the 2022 'BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year' award after a public vote

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Updated On : 05 Mar 2023 | 10:43 PM IST

Mirabai clinches silver at World Championship despite wrist issue

The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, competing in 49kg category, managed to lift 87kg in snatch and in clean and jerk her best effort was a lift of 113kg

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Updated On : 07 Dec 2022 | 9:51 AM IST

Weightlifting at National Games: Mirabai bags 49kg gold, pips Sanjita

Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu expectedly won the gold medal with a total lift of 191 kgs in the women's 49kg weightlifting competition at the 36th National Games

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Updated On : 30 Sep 2022 | 6:33 PM IST

CWG 2022: Beyond shooting, India finds 61 reasons to cheer in Birmingham

The athletes showed that India can look beyond Shooting. India, with 61 medals including 22 gold at Birmingham 2022 surprised all by winning in events where not even the ardent fans believed it could

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Updated On : 10 Aug 2022 | 8:27 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022 medal tally: India finishes at 4th spot in CWG

India finishes their campaign at 4th spot with 61 medals. While India Men's Hockey team lost to Australia, PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Chirag Shetty-Sairaj Satwik Rankireddy bags gold for India.

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Updated On : 08 Aug 2022 | 9:19 PM IST

Commonwealth Games: Brands cheer as spotlight turns to non-cricket stars

Reliance, JSW, and Adani are among a growing list of names backing the contingent at Birmingham; some sponsorships will extend into Asian Games and Paris Olympics 2024

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Updated On : 02 Aug 2022 | 10:12 PM IST

PM Modi congratulates Mirabai Chanu, says her success inspires Indians

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on winning a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games, and said her success inspires several Indians

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Updated On : 31 Jul 2022 | 12:02 AM IST

Mirabai Chanu wins 49-kg title, bags India's first gold medal in CWG 2022

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.

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Updated On : 30 Jul 2022 | 11:13 PM IST

CWG 2022 Day-2 Highlights: Chanu clinches gold; Bindyarani gets silver

Commonwealth Games 2022 Highlights Day 2: Mirabai Chanu extended her lead by lifting 88kg in the women's weightlifting finals. Bindyarani Devi, Gururaja Poojary, Sanket Sargar also clinched medals.

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Updated On : 31 Jul 2022 | 2:45 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022: Sindhu to Chanu, a look at India's medal hopes

Indian athletes vouch for ability of Commonwealth Games to change lives, even as its legacy struggles to find relevance

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Updated On : 29 Jul 2022 | 12:50 AM IST

CWG 2022: 10 Indian stars to watch out for at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

In absence of the shooters, here are the top ten individual sportspersons from India who are going to be the showstoppers at Birmingham 2022. The list obviously includes Neeraj Chopra

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Updated On : 21 Jul 2022 | 8:56 PM IST

CWG 2022: India's gold medal prospects at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Here is a list of players and teams that could be prospective gold medal winners for India in the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2022, which begin on July 28, 2022, in Birmingham, England

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Updated On : 21 Jul 2022 | 9:00 PM IST

Newsmakers: Neeraj Chopra to Harnaaz Sandhu, who all made headlines in 2021

High achievers in the corporate world; a media potboiler we could do without; and heartfelt goodbyes. 2021 had it all, but a year of renewal and hope was summed up best by olympic glory for the ages

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Updated On : 30 Dec 2021 | 10:41 PM IST

Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina have put Northeast on global map, says Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur lavished praise on Olympic medallists Lovlina Borgohain and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu for their performances in the 2020 Tokyo Games

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Updated On : 27 Nov 2021 | 9:06 AM IST

Amrutanjan Healthcare ropes in Mirabai, Punia as brand ambassadors

Chanu and Punia will endorse the company's portfolio of advanced body pain management products

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Updated On : 04 Oct 2021 | 4:58 PM IST

Amit Shah felicitates Olympics medalist Mirabai Chanu in Delhi

Amit Shah on Saturday felicitated Tokyo Olympics Silver medalist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu at the 51st Foundation Day celebration of the Bureau of Police Research and Development

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Updated On : 04 Sep 2021 | 12:13 PM IST

Olympic medalist Mirabai Chanu to be face of Adidas 'Stay in Play' campaign

German footwear and accessories major Adidas on Wednesday said it has roped in Tokyo Olympic Silver-medalist Mirabai Chanu as the face of its ''Stay in Play'' campaign

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Updated On : 25 Aug 2021 | 2:31 PM IST

After Olympics, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu eyes Asian Games medal

Olympic silver medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu on Tuesday said her next target is to win a medal at the 2022 Asian Games and she also aims to change the colour of her medal to gold at Paris

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Updated On : 17 Aug 2021 | 7:58 PM IST

Neeraj Chopra, Sindhu highlight Olympic contingent at I-Day celebrations

Thirty-two Olympic winners along with two officials of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) are attending the 75th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort on Sunday.

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Updated On : 15 Aug 2021 | 8:38 AM IST

Olympic effect: Mirabai already seeing heightened interest in weightlifting

Mirabai Chanu has observed a heightened interest in the power sport since her silver medal-winning feat at the Olympics and expects more women to compete at the highest level in the near future.

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Updated On : 13 Aug 2021 | 5:25 PM IST