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Who is Saikhom Mirabai Chanu?

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

About Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

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
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2024 Paris Olympics: The summer of near-misses for Indian contingent

From Manu Bhaker to Vinesh Phogat, check out the full list of Indian athletes who missed the podium finish by the barest margin

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Updated On : 11 Aug 2024 | 12:18 PM IST

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu fails to win 2nd Olympic medal, finishes fourth

Chanu, who turns 30 on Thursday, lifted a total of 199kg (88kg+111kg) at the South Paris Arena. It was 3kgs less than what she heaved at the Tokyo Olympics, 202 kg for a silver medal.

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Updated On : 08 Aug 2024 | 7:34 AM IST

Olympics 2024 Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu's event live time IST, streaming

Mirabai Chanu will be defending her Tokyo Olympics silver medal in women's 49kg weightlifting event. Mirabai's event will begin at 11 PM IST

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Updated On : 07 Aug 2024 | 3:17 PM IST

Paris Olympics 2024 HIGHLIGHTS Day 12: Mirabai Chanu finishes fourth; Avinash finishes 11th

India at Olympics HIGLIGHTS: Vinesh's Phogat disqualified from gold medal bout, while Indian women's table tennis team lost to Germany in Q/Fs. Check Paris 2024 highlights

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Updated On : 08 Aug 2024 | 1:40 AM IST

Paris Olympics 2024: India schedule on August 7, live time (IST), streaming

India at Olympics: Avinash Sable to Mirabai Chanu- check India's schedule, live match timings on Day 12 of the Olympics 2024

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Updated On : 07 Aug 2024 | 3:16 PM IST

Nikhat to Satwik-Chirag: Top 10 Medal hopefuls for India in Olympics 2024

Though India's contingent is not the biggest ever at the Paris Olympics 2024, there are chances that the country's medal haul at the world's biggest sporting event might swell to 10 this time around.

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Updated On : 22 Jul 2024 | 12:56 PM IST

Paris Olympics 2024: Injuries are mentally challenging - Mirabai Chanu

I was delighted to be back in competition, I am training at 70 percent; everything is okay now; and recovery is good, says Mirabai Chanu

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Updated On : 09 Apr 2024 | 5:52 PM IST

Paris 2024: Mirabai returns to competitive action after 6-month layoff

Chanu, who has been recuperating from hip tendonitis she suffered during the Asian Games in September last year, has all but qualified for the Paris Olympics

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Updated On : 31 Mar 2024 | 7:48 PM IST

Paris 2024: Sports Ministry approves Jena and Chanu's training overseas

The Sports Ministry on Thursday approved Asian Games Jena will be training in Gold Coast, Australia for 78 days, while Chanu will head to the US for training in St. Louis

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2024 | 9:49 PM IST

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu set to miss Asian Championships in Feb

Injured Mirabai Chanu's return to the weightlifting arena has been further delayed as the Olympic silver medallist is set to miss the Asian Championships in February next year

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Updated On : 13 Dec 2023 | 10:40 AM IST

Asian Games Highlights, Day 7: IND thrash PAK in hockey, Squash; medals- 38

Asian Games 2023, Day 7 Highlights: India thrashed Pakistan 10-2 in hockey and beat them 3-2 in Squash to win the men's team gold. The contingent finished with 10 Gold, 14 Silver and 14 Bronze medals

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Updated On : 30 Sep 2023 | 11:42 PM IST

Mirabai eyes elusive Asian Games medal, under pressure to lift 90kg snatch

Chanu has been a frontrunner in the 49kg event for sometime but the Indian now finds herself outside the 90kg elite club, playing catch up with her rivals

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Updated On : 30 Sep 2023 | 4:45 AM IST

Weightlifting: China's Jiang Huihua breaks Mirabai Chanu's world record

Chinese lifter Jiang Huihua obliterated Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu's clean-and-jerk world record by lifting 120kg at the World Championships here on Tuesday

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Updated On : 05 Sep 2023 | 11:40 PM IST

Commonwealth Weightlifting: Indians eye top position in Mirabai's absence

Hosts India are expected to win a bagful of medals despite the absence of star lifters, including Mirabai Chanu, when the Commonwealth Championships get underway on Wednesday.

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Updated On : 11 Jul 2023 | 7:44 PM IST

Mirabai Chanu and Bindyarani Devi's proposal to train in the US approved

During their 65-day foreign training camp, the duo will be accompanied by Indian chief coach Vijay Sharma and their physiotherapist Tesneem Zayyad

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Updated On : 13 Jun 2023 | 11:06 AM IST

Mirabai Chanu to lead India at Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023

In her first international competition of the year, Tokyo 2020 medalist Mirabai Chanu will lead a six-person Indian team at the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023 in Jinju

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2023 | 7:11 AM IST

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year award

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

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

Mirabai clinches silver at World Championship despite wrist issue

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

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

Weightlifting at National Games: Mirabai bags 49kg gold, pips Sanjita

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

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

CWG 2022: Beyond shooting, India finds 61 reasons to cheer in Birmingham

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

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