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Clock ticking as 90kg snatch lift continues to elude Mirabai Chanu

NEW DELHI: Mirabai Chanu has been a frontrunner in the women's 49kg category for years but with an increasing number of weightlifters breaching the elusive 90kg mark, the pressure is mounting on the Tokyo Olympics medallist to nail the coveted lift.

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Chinese lifter Jiang Huihua breaks Mirabai Chanu's world record

NEW DELHI: Chinese weightlifter Jiang Huihua set a new world record in the women's 49kg clean and jerk category at the World Championships in Riyadh. She lifted an impressive 120kg, surpassing the previous record of 119kg held by India's Mirabai Chanu, which was set at the 2021 Asian Championships.

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Weightlifting World Championships: Mirabai Chanu withdraws, Shubham Todkar finishes 3rd in 61kg Group D

RIYADH: Making his debut at the World Championships, Indian weightlifter Shubham Todkar finished third in Group D of the men's 61kg event here.

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Want to rewrite India's weightlifting history at the Asian Games: Mirabai Chanu

NEW DELHI: Though Indian weightlifting has a proud history and legacy, it's one event India haven't managed to win a gold medal in at the Asian Games. It's not a surprise then to hear that Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu wants to change that statistic in Hangzhou.

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Mirabai Chanu appeals to PM Modi to resolve the conflict in Manipur

NEW DELHI: Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu made an appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, urging him to swiftly resolve the ongoing conflict between the Meitei and Kuki communities in her home state of Manipur.

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Mirabai Chanu to lead five-member India team in World Weightlifting Championships 2023

Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will spearhead a five-member Indian contingent at the World Weightlifting Championships 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Read further on Dynamite News:

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World Weightlifting Championship: Mirabai Chanu to spearhead Indian campaign in Riyadh from September 4

Two-time medallist Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead the Indian challenge in the World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in September. Apart from Chanu (49kg), Commonwealth Games medallists Bindyarani Devi (55kg) and Achinta Sheuli (73kg), Shubham Todkar (61kg) and Narayana Ajith (73kg) will also compete in the world event.

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Mirabai Chanu to spearhead Indian campaign in World Weightlifting Championships

GREATER NOIDA: Two-time medallist Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead the Indian challenge in the World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in September.

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Commonwealth Championships | Gyaneshwari wins gold in Mirabai's absence, India wins 19 medals

Gyaneshwari Yadav wins women's 49kg gold at CWC; India wins 19 medals across youth, junior & senior categories. Komal Kohar takes top honours in women's 45kg event.

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Commonwealth Championships: Gyaneshwari Yadav wins gold in Mirabai Chanu's absence

GREATER NOIDA: Star lifter Mirabai Chanu was not there but Gyaneshwari Yadav gave the audience something to cheer for by clinching the women's 49kg gold at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships on Wednesday.

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Weightlifter Gyaneshwari dreams of not just following Mirabai Chanu's footsteps but leave her behind

GREATER NOIDA: Mirabai Chanu is an inspiration to many athletes but to Gyaneshwari Yadav she is also a competitor and the promising weightlifter dreams of not just scaling great heights like the Tokyo Olympic medallist but leaving her behind in competition.

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Commonwealth Championships: Indian weightlifters set for rich medal haul despite Mirabai Chanu's absence

GREATER NOIDA: 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 here on Wednesday.

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National weightlifting coach Vijay Sharma optimistic about Jeremy’s comeback after his ‘bad phase’

National weightlifting coach Vijay Sharma optimistic about Jeremy’s comeback after his ‘bad phase’. Jeremy, the Commonwealth Games champion who overcame a hand injury during the Birmingham Games last year, was diagnosed with a back issue in June

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CWG weightlifting champion Jeremy Lalrinnunga out of Paris Olympics contention

Federation shunts him out of national camp for refusal to appear in trials and travel to USA for injury management

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Mirabai Chanu 95% fit after thigh injury, will miss Commonwealth C'ships; Jeremy 'weeded out' of national camp

NEW DELHI: Ace Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is on the road to recovery in the US after sustaining a thigh injury about a month and a half ago.

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With big names missing, chance for young weightlifters to impress

While the Asian Games remain the big-ticket event of the year for the elite athletes, other Indian weightlifters will get a chance to impress at home during the Commonwealth Senior, Junior and Youth Championships (July 12-16) and the Asian Junior & Youth Championships (July 28-August 5), both slated to be…

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MOC approves Mirabai Chanu, Bindyarani Devi's proposal to train in USA

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) in the recent meeting approved the foreign training camp for Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) athletes Mirabai Chanu and Bindyarani Devi's proposal to train in St. Louis, USA, according to an official statement released on Tuesday. Read further on…

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Mirabai, Indian lifters aim at improving Olympic qualification ranking at Asian Championships

JINJU (Korea): Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead the Indian challenge at the Asian Championships but she is unlikely to attempt the much-awaited 90kg snatch lift here on Friday.

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Pathbreaking year 2022 for Indian sport

It was a pathbreaking year for Indian sport, one that witnessed many historic feats by Indian athletes on the world stage...

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Another year, another set of medals: Mirabai Chanu continues to rule Indian weightlifting

NEW DELHI: The legend of Mirabai Chanu continued to grow as she added a second World Championships medal to her much-decorated trophy cabinet while other Indian lifters too revelled in the glory of a power-packed performance at the Commonwealth Games in 2022.

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Mirabai Chanu to take injury-enforced break

Lifter to be next seen in action at Asian meet in May

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Indian Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu Bags Silver In World Championships

Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu secured clinched the silver medal in the Weightlifting World Championships here on Wednesday. Read on for details:

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Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu clinches silver at World Championships despite wrist issue

BOGOTA (Colombia): Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu endured wrist pain to grab a silver medal at the World Championships and in the process beat Tokyo Olympics champion Hou Zhihua, here.

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Mirabai Chanu, Indian lifters begin quest for Olympic qualification with World Championships

BOGOTA: Indian weightlifters, led by Mirabai Chanu, will look to find their rhythm as they kick off their preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics with the first qualifying event -- the World Championships, starting on Monday.

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Mary Kom elected chairman, Sharath vice-chairman of athletes commission; Gagan, Sindhu part of General Assembly with voting rights

NEW DELHI: There was an element of surprise when the chairman and vice-chairman of the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) athletes commission were elected here on Tuesday. It was widely expected that Gagan Narang and P V Sindhu would occupy the two top posts. Instead, Mary Kom was elected as the…

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