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Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

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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 four successful attempts during the competition. She is the second Indian weightlifter to win an Olympic medal after Karnam Malleswari clinched a bronze medal in the 69kg category at the 2000 Sydney Games.
 
The 26-year-old was the first and the only Indian weightlifter to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2021.
 

Mirabai Chanu achievements

In the past, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu participated in the Rio Olympics in 2016. However, she could not complete the tournament as she failed to manage any successful lifts in the clean and jerk category.
 
She made a world record by lifting 119 kg in the clean and jerk section at the Asian Championships in 2020, where she won a bronze medal.
 
In the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Chanu lifted 170kg to win a silver medal, she then won gold at the 2016 Senior Nationals.
 
She also won a gold medal in the 2017 World Championships and even at the Commonwealth Games in 2018.
 

Awards

in 2018, Mirabai Chanu was awarded with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour in India and with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of the country.

Latest Updates on Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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