Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship: India's Mirabai lifts gold medal

Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship: India's Mirabai lifts gold medal

Former world champion Mirabai Chanu led the Indian medal rush by notching up a gold on the opening day of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship here on Tuesday.

PTIUpdated: Wednesday, July 10, 2019, 10:44 AM IST
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Apia (Samoa): Former world champion Mirabai Chanu led the Indian medal rush by notching up a gold on the opening day of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship here on Tuesday. The Indian contingent won 13 medals that included eight gold, three silver and two bronze medals in senior, junior and youth categories.

Mirabai lifted a total of 191kg (84kg + 107 kg) in the senior women's 49 kg event to win the gold medal in the Olympic qualifying event, the points from which will come in handy for the final rankings of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In the senior men's 55kg category, Rishikanta Singh grabbed the gold.

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