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Lack of competition does make it a bit boring, says CWG 2022 champion Mirabai Chanu

NEW DELHI: It was a stroll to the top of the podium for Mirabai Chanu at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG), but not without a feeling and a sentiment that elite-level athletes can have but rarely show when there's lack of competition -- that it gets 'boring'.

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CWG 2022: IOA lauds Mirabai Chanu's gold-winning feat, congratulates others

BIRMINGHAM: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) lauded record-breaking weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on winning the country's first gold medal at the ongoing Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

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CWG 2022: Manipur celebrates Mirabai Chanu's gold

IMPHAL: Manipur burst into celebrations as Mirabai Chanu clinched the first gold medal for India at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

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CWG 2022: Mirabai Chanu bosses field to claim gold, as weightlifters win four medals for India on Day 2

BIRMINGHAM: A smiling Mirabai Chanu made her iconic presence felt with a record-smashing gold while two silver medals from Sanket Sargar and Bindyarani Devi, along with a bronze won by Gururaja Poojary, made day two of competition at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) a sparkling one for India and the country's…

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Medal rush continues as Bindyarani Devi wins silver

Earlier, Mirabai Chanu had provided India its first gold

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Commonwealth Games 2022 | Mirabai Chanu wins first gold for India

With the win of Mirabai Chanu, India’s medal tally went up to three.

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Commonwealth Games 2022 | Indian schedule on July 30, 2022

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will be seen in action at 8 p.m.

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Mirabai Chanu leads Indian challenge in weightlifting at CWG 2022

Along with Mirabai, Sanket Sargar and Gururaja will be keen to contribute to country’s medals tally.

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Sindhu named India's flagbearer for 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra was expected to be the flag-bearer for India at the Commonwealth Games, but badminton star P. V. Sindhu will replace the javelin thrower as he had to pull out due to a groin injury

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Ready for an upgrade! India's 2018 CWG medallists who are set to rewrite the history books in Birmingham

NEW DELHI: These are really exciting times if you are an Indian sports fan and a supporter of the Indian athletes across a varied range of sporting disciplines. Cricket still might be the numero uno sport in the country, in terms of popularity, but the rise of other sports in…

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My fight is with myself at the Commonwealth Games: Mirabai Chanu

NEW DELHI: Honest and yet modest can best define the celebrated Mirabai Chanu, who buried the ghost of Rio 2016 in Tokyo last year, when she woke India up with her silver medal on the opening day of the Olympics. If she 'froze' in Rio 2016 with three failed clean-and-jerk…

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Mirabai Chanu ready for some heavy lifting at CWG 2022

NEW DELHI: By her own admission, Mirabai Chanu will be competing against herself at the upcoming Commonwealth Games. The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter is aiming to re-write her own world record in Birmingham by lifting a record 90kg in snatch and another 120kg in clean and jerk to defend…

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CWG: A happy hunting ground for Indian weightlifters

NEW DELHI: A new rule prevented India from rejigging the weight categories of its lifters for maximum advantage but country's 15-strong contingent, headlined by Mirabai Chanu, is still expected to return with a bagful of medals from the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

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I will compete with myself at CWG and strive to better my world record: Mirabai Chanu

PATIALA: It won't be surprising if diminutive Mirabai Chanu, stands atop the podium, flashing her radiant smile, after winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on July 30.

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Raipur: CG’s Gyaneshwari clinches gold in nat’l weightlifting c’ship

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh’s weightlifter Gyaneshwari Yadav has now become the country’s number one weightlifter in the 49 kg weight junior category as she clinched gold in the ongoing National Weightlifting Ranking Championships in Nagrota, Himachal Pradesh.

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Mirabai Chanu claims gold but falls short of bettering her national record

Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu has been working hard on her snatch technique but her efforts did not bear fruit on Thursday as the Manipuri lifter failed short of bettering her own national record in the section, despite comfortably winning the gold medal at the inaugural Khelo India Weightlifting League…

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New national record eludes Mirabai Chanu despite gold at Khelo India Women Weightlifting League event

NAGROTA BAGWAN (HP): Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu won the gold medal comfortably but could not better her national record in snatch at the inaugural Khelo India Women Weightlifting League tournament on Thursday.

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Mirabai Chanu’s CWG target: 90kg in snatch & 120kg in clean & jerk

NEW DELHI: Mirabai Chanu is all set to push the weight envelope at the Birmingham CWG next month. The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist has set herself a target of lifting a record 90kg in snatch and another 120kg in clean and jerk at the Games to defend her Gold Coast…

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Gyaneshwari clinches silver, Rithika wins bronze in Junior World Championships

Chattisgarh lifter Gyaneshwari produced a total effort of 156kg to take home the silver metal on Monday night

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Gyaneshwari clinches silver, Rithika wins bronze in Junior World Weightlifting Championships

NEW DELHI: Gyaneshwari Yadav clinched the silver medal while compatriot V Rithika finished third to give India a double podium finish in the women's 49kg category at the IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Heraklion, Greece.

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Head coach Vijay unperturbed by Mirabai Chanu's 55kg entry rejection for CWG, says it won't affect India medal haul

NEW DELHI: The rejection of Mirabai Chanu's 55 kg entry for the upcoming Commonwealth Games by the International Weightlifting Federation will not affect India's medal chances in the Birmingham event, head coach Vijay Sharma said on Thursday.

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Mirabai Chanu’s entry in 55 kg rejected for Commonwealth Games, will compete in 49 kg

NEW DELHI: Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu won’t compete in the 55kg category at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, as originally planned by the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) to maximise the country’s medal chances at the multi-sport event. The champion Manipuri lifter will return to her original weight division…

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Mirabai Chanu wins 'BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year' award

NEW DELHI: Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Monday won the BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year award. Chanu created history last year when she became the first Indian weightlifter to clinch a silver medal at the Summer Olympics.

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Mirabai Chanu to begin CWG and Asiad preparation in US this week

NEW DELHI: Olympic silver-medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is set to begin her preparations for this year's Commonwealth Games and the Asiad with a month-long training stint in the USA, starting this week.

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