Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu: India's gold medal contenders at Commonwealth Games 2022, in pics
India will begin their campaign at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham next week. India finished at third place on the medals tally at the 2018 CWG in Gold Coast, Australia with 66 medals including 26 gold. In these collection of pictures, we take a look at some of India's top gold medal contenders from Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu to Manika Batra.
Jul 21, 2022, 10:27 AM IST
Commonwealth Games 2022: Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu, full list of Indian athletes who made the cut for Birmingham
India have named a 37-member athletics squad for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games including Neeraj Chopra, Dutee Chand and Hima Das. Check all squads here.
Jun 26, 2022, 09:12 AM IST
Commonwealth Games 2022: Neeraj Chopra to Mirabai Chanu, full list of Indian athletes to make the cut for Birmingham
Commonwealth Games medallists Amit Panghal and Mohammad Hussamuddin made the cut for Birmingham 2022 along with five-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa.
Jun 21, 2022, 08:55 AM IST
Mirabai Chanu set to begin Commonwealth Games and Asian Games 2022 preparation in United States
Mirabai Chanu, former world champion, who was last seen in action at the Singapore Weightlifting International last month, has qualified for the Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8, in the 49kg category, in which she won the Olympic silver, as well as the 55kg weight category.
Mar 17, 2022, 13:54 PM IST
Mirabai Chanu qualifies for CWG 2022 after winning gold in Singapore Weightlifting International
Mirabai Chanu found her glory after she secured the first medal for India at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She valiantly fought till the end and grabbed silver in the women's 49kg category. The Olympian since then has continued to build up.
Feb 26, 2022, 07:21 AM IST
Mirabai Chanu lifted Indian spirits with Tokyo silver but Weightlifting faces uncertain Olympics future
Mirabai Chanu lifted Indian spirits by winning a silver medal at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics but the sport's future is uncertain in the Olympics.
Dec 27, 2021, 17:50 PM IST
Don't be content with a silver medal, aim for gold next time: Amit Shah to Mirabai Chanu
Mirabai Chanu had clinched a silver medal in the 49kg category weightlifting that opened India's account at the recently-concluded Tokyo Olympics.
Sep 04, 2021, 16:42 PM IST
Zee Exclusive: Why Olympic Medalist Mirabai Chanu wanted to quit the game?
Mirabai Chanu, who gave the country a silver medal by performing brilliantly in the Tokyo Olympics, spoke openly about her personal life in an exclusive conversation with Zee News. She told how the defeat in the Rio Olympics had made her so desperate that she wanted to leave the sport. But now everything changed.
Aug 18, 2021, 16:22 PM IST
Salman Khan trolled on Twitter for wearing stole with Sangai deer print in picture with Mirabai Chanu
Bollywood actor Salman Khan was trolled after he shared a picture of himself with weight-lifter Mirabai Chanu in which he was seen wearing a stole with a Sangai printed on it.
Aug 13, 2021, 21:51 PM IST
Mirabai Chanu to headline Independence Day special of 'Dance Deewane 3'
Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu is going to be the special guest in the Independence Day special episode of 'Dance Deewane 3'.
Aug 13, 2021, 16:27 PM IST
Salman Khan meets Olympian Mirabai Chanu, gives her best wishes
Bollywood actor Salman Khan surprised fans on Wednesday by sharing a picture with Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who secured the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 in the 49 kg category.
Aug 12, 2021, 09:37 AM IST
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu likely to miss out on 2024 Paris Olympics – Here’s why
Weightlifting could lose its place at the 2024 Paris Olympics because of long-term doping problems and governance issues.
Aug 09, 2021, 18:11 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: Silver-medallist Mirabai Chanu’s special treat to truck drivers who gave her lift during training days
The now star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu used to hitch a ride in trucks that would carry river sands to Imphal to train every day. The truck drivers near her village gave her a lift every day for several years.
Aug 06, 2021, 14:17 PM IST
PM Modi's timely intervention helped Mirabai Chanu and another Olympian: Manipur CM N Biren Singh
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh revealed that PM Modi intervened to help two of the athletes to get better medical care and training in the US before the Tokyo Olympics games.
Aug 06, 2021, 11:32 AM IST
Tokyo Olympics: India among countries with highest cash-rewards for medallists – Check full list
Take a look at the countries that reward their respective medallists with the highest cash prizes.
Aug 01, 2021, 14:46 PM IST
DNA: Photo of Mirabai Chanu eating food sitting on the ground goes viral
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu created history in Tokyo Olympics. He brought laurels to the country by winning a silver medal. A photo of Mirabai is becoming quite viral on social media. In that photo, Mirabai Chanu is eating food sitting on the ground.
Jul 29, 2021, 23:48 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: After free pizzas, Mirabai Chanu promised free movie tickets for life
Mirabai Chanu had become just the second female athlete from India to win an Olympic Games silver medal.
Jul 28, 2021, 16:51 PM IST
Milind Soman’s wife Ankita Konwar on racism: If you’re from Northeast, you are an Indian ONLY when you win a medal for the country
Ankita Konwar said that Indians consider Northeastern people ass part of the country only when they recieve medals at events like Tokyo Olympics 2020, otherwise they are adressed with racist slurs like 'chinki', 'Chinese' and 'Nepali'.
Jul 28, 2021, 08:08 AM IST
DNA exclusive: Celebration pictures of Mirabai Chanu's Olympic win and Assam-Mizoram border violence
In tonight's segment of DNA, we will present before you pictures of two celebrations from the northeastern states of the country. One celebration is for winning Olympic medals whereas the other celebration by police personnel and goons for allegedly killing people of own country. On Tuesday, Mirabai Chanu, who got the silver coin in the Tokyo Olympics in the 49 kg category of women weightlifting, attended a grand reception function organised by the Directorate of Youth Affairs and Sports, Manipur at City Convention Auditorium just after her arrival at Imphal this afternoon.
Jul 28, 2021, 00:29 AM IST
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Silver-medallist Mirabai Chanu breaks down on meeting mother – pic inside
Mirabai Chanu, who won the silver medal in the women's 49kg category on Saturday, was seen hugging her mother Saikhom Ongbi Tombi Leima and her father Saikhom Kriti Meitei with tears rolling down her face as security guards formed a ring around her.
Jul 27, 2021, 23:09 PM IST
