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Sports: Mary Kom, Sindhu, Mirabai, Keshavan elected in IOA Athletes' Commission

Only 10 candidates who filed nominations for the same number of seats in the Athletes Commission were declared all of them elected unopposed. Read on for details:

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After Mirabai Chanu, Achinta Sheuli risks injury to compete at National Games

GANDHINAGAR: India's leading wrestlers have been playing through injuries at the National Games in Gujarat, risking aggravating them ahead of the all-important World Championships in Colombia, which will act as an Olympic qualifier for Paris 2024.

The Times of India

National Games: Gujarat's Elavenil Valarivan shoots down gold even as 9 records fall in athletics

GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat's ace shooter Elavenil Valarivan gave the hosts their fourth gold while Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, path-breaking fencer Bhavani Devi and wrestler Divya Kakaran, lived up to their top billing with yellow metals in their respective events in the 36th National Games here on Friday.

The Times of India

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Mirabai Chanu braves wrist injury, lack of training to lift National Games gold

GANDHINAGAR: There’s something special about Mirabai Chanu. Even in the face of adversity, the ever-smiling ‘Iron Lady’ of Indian weightlifting would simply shrug the pain off and make light of the challenge before her.

The Times of India

Weightlifting at National Games: Mirabai pips Sanjita for 49kg gold

GANDHINAGAR: 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 here on Friday.

The Times of India

36th National Games | Mirabai Chanu pips Sanjita for weightling gold in 49kg category

Sanjita Chanu settled for the silver medal with a total lift of 187 kgs, while Odisha's Sneha Soren picked up the bronze after totalling 169kg

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National Games | Mirabai the favourite to win the women’s 49kg crown

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Mirabai, Bajrang, Lakshya among top athletes for National Games

NEW DELHI: Birmingham CWG gold medal-winning troika of weightlifters Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli, Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia and members of the champion Thomas Cup badminton team, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and Chirag Shetty, will be among a host of India international athletes who will…

The Times of India

Is India becoming a sporting nation?

It may take a few decades to get there, but the signs are positive — with an increased interest in sports, young athletes, better support and facilities, and parents who are willing to go the extra mile

The Hindu

Morning Digest | At UNSC, India asks nations to respect each other’s territorial integrity; Daily COVID-19 cases in India fall below the 10,000 mark, and more

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Weightlifters Mirabai, Jeremy, Achinta to skip Asian Championship; to have S&C camp in U.S. for World Meet

"We will be in USA for 23-24 days. It is the off season so we will have a strength program there," said India head coach Vijay Sharma

The Hindu

Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga, Achinta Sheuli to skip Asian Championship; to have S&C camp in US for World Meet

NEW DELHI: Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu and seven other top Indian weightlifters will fly to the USA on Tuesday for a three and half week strength and conditioning (SC) training camp in St. Louis.

The Times of India

Eight top weightlifters to train in USA

Ahead of the World championships in Paris in December

The Hindu

Nikhat gifts PM Modi boxing gloves, Hima gives traditional gamocha

PM deModi, on Saturday, hosted the Indian contingent at his residence to felicitate the players.

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Nikhat Zareen gifts PM Narendra Modi boxing gloves, Hima Das gives traditional gamcha

NEW DELHI: Indian athletes expressed their elation at being honoured by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their superlative showing at Birmingham Commonwealth Games with Nikhat Zareen gifting him her boxing gloves and sprinter Hima Das giving the traditional Assamese gamcha.

The Times of India

'We feel empowered to perform for India': CWG 2022 gold medalist Mirabai Chanu on meeting PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had interacted with them before they left for the Commonwealth games 2022 which motivated them to perform for India.

The Times of India

2022 CWG medal count a downer for Mirabai Chanu-led weightlifting contingent

NEW DELHI: Indian weightlifters have all the reasons to be proud of their Birmingham show as they managed to win 10 -- three gold, three silver and four bronze -- marginally better than that in Gold Coast in 2018 when India had won only nine medals. The rich medal haul…

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Commonwealth Games 2022: India's haul of fame in Birmingham

CWG medal rush is another step in the right direction after the high of Tokyo Olympics

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Not bothered with level of competition, prefer competing with myself: Mirabai Chanu

PATIALA: Back home after successfully defending her gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Mirabai Chanu said stories of the poor level of competition at the Games didn't make her complacent as the focus was on competing with herself during the final of the women's 49kg category.

The Times of India

CWG 2022 gold medallists Mirabai Chanu, Achinta Sheuli receive warm welcome in Amritsar

AMRITSAR: Mirabai Chanu and Achinta Sheuli were showered with love as they were welcomed by the people at Amritsar Airport in Punjab after winning a gold medal each for the country in CWG 2022.

The Hindu

CWG 2022: More medals for India in weightlifting, but fewer golds

Overall performance on expected lines, with men contributing seven medals

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Got lot of love from India, says Pakistani weightlifter and 'Mirabai fan' Butt

BIRMINGHAM: As soon as Nooh Dastagir Butt won Pakistan's first gold medal at the Birmingham Games, one of the first persons to lend a congratulatory hand was none other than Indian superstar Mirabai Chanu.

The Hindu

CWG 2022: Full List of Indian Medal Winners in Birmingham

Here’s the list of Indian medal winners in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham so far

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Journey to Paris Olympics has begun; Mirabai Chanu didi's support has been immense, says 'golden' boy Jeremy Lalrinnunga

NEW DELHI: Jeremy Lalrinnunga is India's new 'golden' boy. When the 19-year-old weightlifting sensation from Aizawl won a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games in 2018 in Buenos Aires, he promised himself that he will continue his golden run for the nation. And, he fulfilled this promise which he…

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Bindyarani Devi finds her identity with fine silver show

When Bindyarani Devi was first selected for the national camp in 2019, she had landed in NIS Patiala without a pair of weightlifting shoes for her workout sessions. Mira di, as she fondly calls her idol Mirabai Chanu, came forward and gifted her training shoes to Bindyarani to ensure that…

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