Raipur, March 26 (IANS) India’s weightlifting ace Mirabai Chanu has revealed her strategic approach to managing weight categories for major international events, stating that she will maintain her weight within the 48kg category for the Commonwealth Games, but will need to move up to the 49kg category shortly after, as the Asian Games follow within two months. For more than a decade, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has been the face of Indian weightlifting. During this period, she has bagged an impressive…
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Modinagar, Feb 4 (IANS) Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu gave an outstanding performance at the National Weightlifting Championship 2026 with three national records in the women’s 48kg category on Wednesday. Competing in the new weight class, Mirabai achieved a total lift of 205kg, setting new national records in the snatch, clean and jerk, and overall total. The 31-year-old lifted 89kg in the snatch and then followed it with a strong 116kg in the clean and jerk, easily securing the gold…
Mumbai, Dec 26 (IANS) India achieved mixed results in Olympic sports in 2025, securing titles and medals at global and continental levels in shooting, boxing, athletics, archery, badminton, hockey, wrestling, and weightlifting, while also suffering setbacks in many other sports.In archery, the Indian men’s recurve team, comprising Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Atanu Das, won a silver medal at the 2025 World Cup. While India dominated the compound section, the women’s team and Jyothi Sur…