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Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
Indian weightlifter (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (born 9 August 1994) is an Indian weightlifter, supported by OGQ. Mirabai Chanu lifted a total of 201 kg, winning the gold medal at the CWG 2022. She won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Women's 49 kg category. Mirabai Chanu has won the World Championships and multiple medals at the Commonwealth Games. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions to the sport. She was awarded the sporting honour Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna by the Government of India in 2018.
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Born | (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 29) Nongpok Kakching, Imphal East, Manipur, India |
Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) |
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Country | India |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Event | 49 kg |
Coached by | Vijay Sharma, Aaron Horschig[1][2] |
Medal record |
Chanu won the silver medal in the women's 48 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow; she went on to break the games record en route to the gold medal at the 2018 edition of the event held in Gold Coast. Prior to the 2020 Summer Olympics, her biggest achievement came in 2017, when she won the gold medal at World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, California.[3] She was the world record holder in Clean & Jerk in the 49 kg category until a chinese lifter broke the record by 1 kg. In 2022, she joined I-League club NEROCA as its brand ambassador.[4]