Mirabai Chanu 'lifts' gold at Commonwealth Games
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Apr 04, 2018, 21:42 IST | Updated: Apr 04, 2018, 21:42 IST
Mirabai Chanu smashed the Commonwealth Games record in a snatch, pulling off clean lifts in all her three attempts
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Mirabai Chanu
World champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu (48kg) went on a record-smashing spree, claiming three of them in a power-packed performance, to secure India's first gold medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games.
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Mirabai Chanu
In a remarkable performance, Chanu smashed the Commonwealth and the Games record in a snatch, pulling off clean lifts in all her three attempts (80kg, 84kg and 86kg).
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Mirabai Chanu
She lifted more than double her body weight (103kg, 107kg and 110kg) in three successful attempts to claim the clean and jerk as well as the overall Games record.
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Mirabai Chanu
World number 2 and a former world champion won a silver medal for India in the women's 49kg weight division. She is India's only representative in weightlifting at Tokyo 2020. She opened India's tally on the very first day of the Games.
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Mirabai Chanu
Chanu celebrated after winning the gold.
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