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Paris heartache over, Chanu focuses on regaining peak fitness
Having overcome the agony of a fourth-place finish at Paris Olympics, the lifter has resumed training in Modinagar under national coach Vijay Sharma
Published on Dec 24, 2024 09:35 PM IST
Shantanu Srivastava
How did India perform on Day 12 of Paris Olympics 2024? Check full results
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu missed out on a Paris Olympics 2024 medal, as she came fourth in her event.
Published on Aug 08, 2024 07:16 AM IST
Mirabai Chanu lifts 199kg, misses bronze by a whisker
The 29-year-old Indian backed up her Tokyo Games silver medal with a fourth-place finish in Paris in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event
Updated on Aug 08, 2024 07:21 AM IST
Rutvick Mehta
Mirabai misses bronze by a whisker
Mirabai Chanu finished fourth in the 49kg division at the Paris Games after struggling with fitness, despite a total lift of 199kgs.
Updated on Aug 08, 2024 01:24 AM IST
Shantanu Srivastava
Paris 2024 Day 12, IND full schedule: Vinesh to battle for gold; Chanu in action
Here is India's schedule of Day 12 of competitions at the ongoing Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
Published on Aug 07, 2024 06:17 AM IST
Paris 2024: Five things to watch out for on day 12
Phogat will look to become the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at Olympics; Mirabai Chanu also in action
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 06:20 AM IST
The force giving Mirabai Chanu a lift
The Paris Olympics is days away and the weightlifter is not exactly among the hot favourites but she has never let that stop her
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 07:48 AM IST
Shantanu Srivastava
Confident Mirabai Chanu faces uphill task in Paris
While Chanu's confidence is commendable, a look at the prospective field and the probable weight she needs to lift to be a medal contender point to a steep task
Published on Apr 11, 2024 04:02 PM IST
Calm and confident Chanu almost through to Paris
The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist lifts a modest 184kgs (81kg + 103kgs) on her return to competition and all but books her spot at the Olympics.
Updated on Apr 01, 2024 11:03 PM IST
Shantanu Srivastava, New Delhi
Injury nightmare over, Mirabai Chanu chases Paris Olympics dream
The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist began lifting recently after her latest injury; she will compete at the Phuket World Cup (March-April)
Published on Mar 16, 2024 10:21 PM IST
Shantanu Srivastava, New Delhi
Mirabai disappointed as injury ends her Asian Games campaign without medal
An Asian Games medal is the only silverware missing from the Manipuri's decorated cabinet
Published on Sep 30, 2023 05:25 PM IST
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Mirabai decides to not lift at Worlds; will just attend weigh-in
Chanu would have skipped the event but under the 2024 Olympic qualification rule, a lifter has to compete in the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 World Cup
Published on Aug 29, 2023 12:41 PM IST
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'Manipur is my home': Mirabai appeals to PM Modi to end violence in her state
Mirabai Chanu made the appeal on social media, where she tagged both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to “help and save” Manipur.
Updated on Jul 17, 2023 11:11 PM IST
Mirabai Chanu to spearhead India in World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh
Apart from Chanu (49kg), CWG medallists Bindyarani Devi (55kg) and Achinta Sheuli (73kg), Shubham Todkar (61kg) and Narayana Ajith (73kg) will also compete.
Published on Jul 13, 2023 03:18 PM IST
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Mirabai Chanu manages only two good lifts, finishes fifth at Asian Championships
The last time Chanu competed at the Asian Championships in 2021, she had returned home with a bronze medal and a world record in clean and jerk (119kg).
Published on May 05, 2023 06:27 PM IST
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Mirabai Chanu targets 90kg snatch over beating Chinese
India’s 49kg weightlifting star wants to lay down the marker at the Asian championships in South Korea.
Published on May 02, 2023 12:38 AM IST
Shantanu Srivastava, New Delhi
CWG champion Sanjita Chanu slapped with 4-year ban for failing dope test
This a is a huge setback for Sanjita, who will be stripped of the National Games silver medal as a result of the positive test.
Published on Apr 04, 2023 05:22 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Fresh and weighty challenges for Mirabai Chanu in 2023
Breaching complete Chinese domination to win world silver towards the year end should boost the lifter to target higher goals in the New Year
Published on Dec 31, 2022 10:10 PM IST
Mirabai dents Chinese wall with Worlds silver
Bogota silver is the first instance of Chanu beating a Chinese at a high-level competition. The 2017 World Championships that she won saw no Chinese representation while at the Tokyo Olympics, Chanu was bested by China's Hou Zhihui.
Published on Dec 08, 2022 08:20 PM IST
Shantanu Srivastava, New Delhi
Mirabai Chanu defies injury to lift World Championships silver
The Indian lifted a total of 200 kgs, beating Olympic champion Hou Zhihui to secure her second Worlds medal
Updated on Dec 07, 2022 10:09 PM IST
Shantanu Srivastava, New Delhi
Mirabai to lead India's campaign, injured Jeremy to miss World Championships
Jeremy, India's maiden Youth Olympic champion, had injured himself during his gold-winning performance at the Commonwealth Games in July.
Published on Nov 22, 2022 01:10 PM IST
PTI |
Horschig's gym: The St Louis workshop where India's elite lifters reset
Post CWG, Jeremy Lalrinnunga couldn't do a barbell press, Achinta Sheuli had a left hamstring problem and Mirabai Chanu's limited shoulder movement meant her snatch was below par. Here's how these issues were sorted out
Published on Oct 05, 2022 08:39 PM IST
Shantanu Srivastava, New Delhi
Chanu wins, has eye firmly on Worlds
She expectedly took gold at the National Games but is saving her best for the big event.
Published on Sep 30, 2022 10:17 PM IST
Avishek Roy, Ahmedabad
KBC 14: Nikhat shares how a man beat her during match, Amitabh Bachchan reacts
Monday's episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 will show wrestler Nikhat Zareen telling Amitabh Bachchan about how her mother reacted to her being beaten up in a match.
Published on Sep 02, 2022 02:14 PM IST
KBC: Amitabh Bachchan looks overwhelmed as Nikhat Zareen honours her father
Amitabh Bachchan will be seen welcoming Commonwealth gold medal winners – boxer Nikhat Zareen and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Kaun Banega Crorepati.
Published on Sep 01, 2022 10:22 AM IST
Weightlifting: Mirabai, Jeremy, Achinta to skip Asian C'ship; to attend S&C camp
Chanu will be accompanied by 2022 Commonwealth Games medallists Jeremy Lalrinnunga, Achinta Sheuli, Sanket Sargar, Bindyarani Devi, Gurdeep Singh and former 2018 CWG champion R V Rahul and Asian Championship gold medallist Jhilli Dalabehra to St. Louis, USA for a three-and-half-week-long camp.
Published on Aug 21, 2022 09:17 PM IST
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CWG silver medallist Bindyarani Devi recalls lessons from ‘didi’ Mirabai Chanu
Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam won a silver medal in the women's 55kg final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, missing out on gold by the narrowest of margins.
Updated on Aug 14, 2022 06:12 PM IST
New stars emerge, favourites shine as India finish 4th on CWG 2022 medal table
Wrestlers and badminton stars, who were expected to bring India medals, lived up to their billing while track and field athletes broke new ground at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Updated on Aug 08, 2022 08:16 PM IST
Pakistan gold medallist at CWG calls Mirabai Chanu an 'inspiration'
Chanu is India's top weightlifter and her accolades also include a Olympic silver.
Published on Aug 04, 2022 06:55 PM IST
Mirabai Chanu, a champion winning medals, global fans
In the modern hashtag sporting world of Instagram lives and YouTube videos, finding a people’s champion can be rare; a fan favourite who takes out time for that particular fan in person and not just on TV screens. Mirabai is one
Updated on Aug 01, 2022 04:33 AM IST
Rutvick Mehta, Birmingham