India Weightlifting Team News

India secured a second gold medal at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games through Jeremy Lalrinnunga who lifted a combined weight of 300 kgs in the Men’s 67kg category. Yesterday, Maribai Chanu got the gold tally going for India at the Games after she won the gold medal in the Women’s 49kg category.

2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu feels that aspiring Indian athletes need support from a very young age so that they don’t lose hope in the long run. Hailing from a humble background in Manipur, the weightlifter overcame all odds to claim a historic medal at the Games.

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu admitted that his training stint in USA has helped him a lot, with her recently scripting a world record at the Asian Weightlifting Championships. The athlete has already qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and is one of India’s brightest medal prospects.

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who recently scripted a world record, revealed how she was completely broken after an exit from the 2016 Rio Olympics. The athlete from Manipur failed to lift her weight in the clean and jerk section in Brazil, following which she was disqualified from the event.