Mirabai Chanu News

The theme for this year's International Olympic Day is "Together, for a Peaceful World" which emphasises on uniting people for peace and to build a better world.

The 27-year-old Mirabai Chanu will now compete in the 49kg category. Chanu had qualified for the CWG in 49kg, in which she won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year, owing to her top rank, as well as the 55kg weight class, for which she competed in a qualifier.

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is set to begin her preparations for this year's Commonwealth Games with a month-long training stint in the USA.

Competing in the 55kg weight class for the first time, Mirabai Chanu lifted 191kg (86kg 105kg) to stand on top of the podium in an uncompetitive field.

Mirabai Chanu has achieved a lot of success competing in the 49kg weight division, including winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year

Mirabai Chanu, a former world champion, had left the 2016 Rio Olympics in tears after failing to log a legitimate lift but five years on, she displayed the brilliant composure in Tokyo for a historic silver medal to bury the ghosts of the past.

Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu is set to miss the upcoming World Championship and Commonwealth Senior Championship.

Mirabai Chanu had clinched the gold at the Weightlifting World Championships in 2017 but since then a medal at the event has eluded her.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday felicitated Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu on Saturday.

Tokyo Olympics: Mirabai Chanu, who won a weightlifting silver medal, will be honoured by Amit Shah during the 51st Raising Day celebrations of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD).