Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Current Affairs, GK & News
Mirabai Chanu bags Gold in 6th Qatar International Cup in Doha
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (24), the Former world champion weightlifter won the women’s 49kg category gold medal to open India’s account at 6th Qatar International Cup being held in Doha. Chanu lifted 83kg in snatch and 111kg in clean and jerk to finish on top of podium. However, her performance was way below her personal best ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Anais Michel • Doha • International Weightlifting Federation • Qatar International Cup • Saikhom Mirabai Chanu • Weight Lifting
Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga clinchs silver in International Weightlifting Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga from Mizoram has recently clinched silver in men’s 67kg category & fetched India’s second medal in the EGAT’s Cup International Weightlifting Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Lalrinnunga lifted 131kg in the snatch and 157kg in clean and jerk for a total of 288 kg. Earlier, in the on-going event, world champion Saikhom ..
Topics: Chanu • Jeremy Lalrinnunga • Saikhom Mirabai Chanu • Sport in India • Weightlifters • Weightlifting • Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Jhilli Dalabehera wins bronze in 48 kg category at 2018 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent
Indian lifter Jhilli Dalabehera from Odisha bagged the bronze medal in the 48 kg category at the 2018 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships at Tashkent, Uzbekistan on July 7, 2018. She lifted 167 kg (75 kg + 92 kg) in 48kg to finish third on the podium. With this, Jhilli has become the second woman ..
Topics: Saikhom Mirabai Chanu • Sport in India • Weightlifters • Weightlifting
Sanjita Chanu clinches India’s second gold at 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG-2018)
Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu from Manipur has clinched the India’s second gold at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG-2018) in the women’s 53 kg weightlifting category in Gold Coast, Australia on April 6. She lifted a total of 192kg (84 kg in Snatch + 108 kg in Clean and Jerk). Beside her, Deepak Lather became the youngest ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Chanu • Commonwealth Games • Deepak Lather • Gururaja Poojary • Indian records in Olympic weightlifting • Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu • Saikhom Mirabai Chanu • Weightlifters • Weightlifting • Weightlifting in India
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu clinches India’s first gold at 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG-2018)
Star weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu from Manipur has clinched the first gold for India at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG-2018) with a power-packed performance in the women’s 48 kg weightlifting category in Gold Coast, Australia on April 5. In a remarkable performance, Chanu smashed the Commonwealth Games record in snatch, pulling off clean lifts in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Chanu • Indian records in Olympic weightlifting • Saikhom Mirabai Chanu • Sport in India • Weightlifters • Weightlifting • Weightlifting in India