World Weightlifting Championships
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Mirabai Chanu wins Silver medal at World Weightlifting Championships 2025 in 48kg category
Other Sports | Oct 03, 2025, 08:51 AM ISTMirabai Chanu finished on the podium for the first time in three years at the World Weightlifting Championships after lifting a total of 199 kg in the 48kg category. This was Chanu's third World Championships medal and second silver, after winning a Gold in 2017.
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Mirabai Chanu to take injury enforced break; likely to return in action in Asian championships
Other Sports | Dec 14, 2022, 12:41 PM ISTOlympic Games Silver medallist Mirabai Chanu won the Silver medal in the World weightlifting championship despite battling an injury. The star Indian athlete is expected to be seen in action in the Asian weightlifting championship in May 2023.
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World Weightlifting Championship: Mirabai Chanu eyes Olympic berth
Other Sports | Sep 17, 2019, 12:45 PM ISTMirabai made a strong comeback from a lower back injury that had kept her out of action for nearly nine months post the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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President, Prime Minister hail Mirabai Chanu for winning gold in Worlds
Other Sports | Nov 30, 2017, 07:39 PM ISTOn Thursday, Chanu lifted 85kg in snatch and 109kg in clean and jerk to total an impressive 194kg in the women's 48kg event to become the first Indian in over two decades to claim gold in the prestigious tournament.
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Mirabai Chanu creates history, wins gold in World Weightlifting Championships
Other Sports | Nov 30, 2017, 01:56 PM ISTMirabai Chanu becomes only the second Indian (Karnam Malleswari was first) to win gold at world weightlifting championships. She lifts a new NR of 194kg (85snatch and 109 C&J) in women’s 48kg.
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Chinese lifter wins women's 53kg gold
Other Sports | Oct 22, 2013, 12:24 PM ISTWroclaw (Poland) : Chinese lifter Li Yajun won the gold at the women's 53-kilogram category competition of the World Weightlifting Championships Monday.The 20-year-old Chinese girl managed 100kg in the snatch, and then lifted 121kg in