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Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

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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 four successful attempts during the competition. She is the second Indian weightlifter to win an Olympic medal after Karnam Malleswari clinched a bronze medal in the 69kg category at the 2000 Sydney Games.
 
The 26-year-old was the first and the only Indian weightlifter to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2021.
 

Mirabai Chanu achievements

In the past, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu participated in the Rio Olympics in 2016. However, she could not complete the tournament as she failed to manage any successful lifts in the clean and jerk category.
 
She made a world record by lifting 119 kg in the clean and jerk section at the Asian Championships in 2020, where she won a bronze medal.
 
In the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Chanu lifted 170kg to win a silver medal, she then won gold at the 2016 Senior Nationals.
 
She also won a gold medal in the 2017 World Championships and even at the Commonwealth Games in 2018.
 

Awards

in 2018, Mirabai Chanu was awarded with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour in India and with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of the country.

Latest Updates on Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

High achievers in the corporate world; a media potboiler we could do without; and heartfelt goodbyes. 2021 had it all, but a year of renewal and hope was summed up best by olympic glory for the ages

Updated On: 12 Jan 2023 | 11:57 PM IST

Anurag Thakur lavished praise on Olympic medallists Lovlina Borgohain and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu for their performances in the 2020 Tokyo Games

Updated On: 27 Nov 2021 | 9:06 AM IST

Chanu and Punia will endorse the company's portfolio of advanced body pain management products

Updated On: 04 Oct 2021 | 4:58 PM IST

Amit Shah on Saturday felicitated Tokyo Olympics Silver medalist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu at the 51st Foundation Day celebration of the Bureau of Police Research and Development

Updated On: 04 Sep 2021 | 12:13 PM IST

German footwear and accessories major Adidas on Wednesday said it has roped in Tokyo Olympic Silver-medalist Mirabai Chanu as the face of its ''Stay in Play'' campaign

Updated On: 25 Aug 2021 | 2:31 PM IST

Olympic silver medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu on Tuesday said her next target is to win a medal at the 2022 Asian Games and she also aims to change the colour of her medal to gold at Paris

Updated On: 17 Aug 2021 | 7:58 PM IST

Thirty-two Olympic winners along with two officials of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) are attending the 75th Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort on Sunday.

Updated On: 15 Aug 2021 | 8:38 AM IST

Mirabai Chanu has observed a heightened interest in the power sport since her silver medal-winning feat at the Olympics and expects more women to compete at the highest level in the near future.

Updated On: 13 Aug 2021 | 5:25 PM IST

Female athletes have done India proud

Updated On: 02 Aug 2021 | 10:47 PM IST

Grounded in Manipur's strong sporting culture, its talented sportspersons, however, head out of the state for want of resources

Updated On: 28 Jul 2021 | 11:25 PM IST

A multiplex chain has now announced that it will celebrate Mirabai's historic win by giving her free tickets to watch as many movies as she wishes during her lifetime

Updated On: 28 Jul 2021 | 7:21 PM IST

Chanu has also been a former world champion and a Commonwealth Games gold-medallist.

Updated On: 27 Jul 2021 | 7:30 PM IST

Olympic silver medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu on Tuesday received a rousing reception in Imphal as she reached the city after a spectacular show in the ongoing Tokyo Games

Updated On: 27 Jul 2021 | 7:20 PM IST

Training tirelessly, staying away from family and maintaining a strict diet for five years finally culminated in the moment Mirabai Chanu had been desperately waiting for

Updated On: 27 Jul 2021 | 12:16 PM IST

Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday felicitated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu who won a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, and announced a reward of Rs 2 crore and a promotion in her job

Updated On: 27 Jul 2021 | 1:44 AM IST

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday hailed weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for creating history by winning a first day medal at the Tokyo Olympics

Updated On: 27 Jul 2021 | 12:02 AM IST

The chain on Saturday also delivered pizzas to her family to celebrate Chanu winning the silver medal for India.

Updated On: 25 Jul 2021 | 5:08 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the country in congratulating Mirabai Chanu, who on Saturday ended India's 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics by clinching a silver at Tokyo Games

Updated On: 24 Jul 2021 | 1:33 PM IST

Ace Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Friday reached Tokyo from her training base in the USA for the upcoming Olympic Games, beginning on July 23.

Updated On: 16 Jul 2021 | 8:39 PM IST

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Updated On: 18 Jul 2021 | 9:53 AM IST