Tokyo Olympics 2020: Silver medallist Mirabai Chanu gets thunderous welcome on returning India - WATCH
Mirabai Chanu had opened India's medals tally at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as she bagged a silver in the Women's 49kg category.
Jul 26, 2021, 17:36 PM IST
Manipur to Tokyo! Mirabai Chanu shares her life journey in an exclusive interview | WATCH
Mirabai Chanu has created history in Indian sports as her win came twenty years after Indian trailblazer Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic Bronze medal.
Jul 24, 2021, 22:49 PM IST
'Want to go home and spend time with my mother', says Mirabai Chanu post her Olympic win
Mirabai Chanu in an exclusive interview after her historic silver medal win at Tokyo Olympics 2020 said she has not gone home in two years. Watch the full interview here.
Jul 24, 2021, 21:22 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: Reaction of Mirabai Chanu’s family goes viral after silver medal win – WATCH
Mirabai Chanu's family and neighbours burst into celebrations as they watched her win the silver medal for India at Tokyo Olympics.
Jul 24, 2021, 17:24 PM IST
Happy Birthday Mirabai Chanu: A look at weightlifter's journey to Tokyo Olympics silver - In pics
Mirabai who gifted India its first medal at Tokyo Olympics turned 27 on Sunday. She is the second weightlifter from the country to clinch an Olympic medal.
Jul 24, 2021, 16:39 PM IST
From Rio heartbreak to Tokyo glory: All you need to know about Mirabai Chanu and her journey
With the silver in Tokyo, Mirabai has now won medals in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Championships, and World Championships. Here's everything you need to know about the ace Indian weightlifter.
Jul 24, 2021, 14:01 PM IST
India At Tokyo Olympics: Mirabai Chanu takes India to the podium, wins silver in weight lifting
Ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu opened India's medals tally at Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as she bagged a silver in the Women's 49kg category.
Jul 24, 2021, 13:44 PM IST
Mirabai Chanu takes India to podium, wins silver in weightlifting at Tokyo Olympics
Ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu opened India's medals tally at Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as she bagged a silver in the Women's 49kg category.
Jul 24, 2021, 12:09 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics 2020: India's medal hunt begins with archery on Saturday
If everything goes as per the script, India`s first medal should come from the women`s 10m air rifle event. Apurvi Chandela and Elavenil Valarivan will be going into the 10m air rifle qualification round high on confidence as they have had good performances in the last couple of years.
Jul 23, 2021, 22:54 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Chance for weightlifter Mirabai Chanu to exorcise ghosts of 2016 Rio Games
Competing in the 49kg category, Chanu is being considered a sure-shot medal prospect for India as her personal best of 205kg is only second to China's Hou Zhihui's effort of 213kg in the eight-woman field.
Jul 23, 2021, 16:05 PM IST
Asian Weightlifting Championships: India’s Mirabai Chanu creates new world record, thanks Kiren Rijiju for providing ‘best facilities’
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Saturday set a new world record in Clean and Jerk as she lifted 119 kg at Asian Weightlifting Championships here in Tashkent to rub out the old mark of 118 kg.
Apr 18, 2021, 13:52 PM IST
Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu to finally get Arjuna Award after being cleared of doping charge
Chanu had won back-to-back gold medals in the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 48kg and 53kg categories respectively.
Jun 25, 2020, 17:45 PM IST
Indian weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur banned by NADA for 4 years for doping
According to NADA, Sarbjeet Kaur's sample had presence of prohibited substance namely -- Di-hydroxy-LGD-4033 (LGD 4033 METABOLITE), Selective Androgen Receptor Modulations (SARM), and Ostarine (Enobosarm).
Jan 08, 2020, 13:32 PM IST
South Asian Games 2019: India takes medal tally to 132
The contingent managed to win eight medals in athletics to take their tally to 132.
Dec 06, 2019, 15:48 PM IST
Seven more Russian weightlifters banned for doping violation
The International Weightlifting Federation said on Friday the seven had been charged based on data from the Moscow anti-doping laboratory.
Aug 17, 2019, 13:17 PM IST
Lifting 210 kgs can ensure medal in any world level competition: World champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu
Chanu who had broken the Commonwealth Games record, to win a Gold medal, expressed disappointment on missing the Asian Games
Sep 28, 2018, 19:10 PM IST
Asian Games 2018: Sathish Sivalingam injured, Ajay Singh finishes fifth in weightlifting
Sathish suffered a thigh injury during a failed attempt of 178 kg in clean and jerk to eventually lift a total of 314kg.
Aug 23, 2018, 16:34 PM IST
India's Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins silver at Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championship
The 15-year-old Lalrinnunga also created two new national record in Youth boys and junior men during his lift of 250 kg.
Apr 25, 2018, 14:33 PM IST
In a first, India to host Asian Weightlifting Championship next year
In a historic first for Indian weightlifting, the country will host the prestigious Asian Championship next year, which will also double up as a qualifying event for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the national federation said on Tuesday.
Apr 24, 2018, 18:40 PM IST
CWG star Mirabai Chanu sought career in archery before weightlifting
As a 13-year-old girl from a poor family at the nondescript Nongpok Kakching village, 20km from Manipur's capital Imphal, Mirabai decided early in her life that she would earn fame as a sportsperson.
Apr 23, 2018, 14:39 PM IST
