Mirabai Chanu

Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will train in the USA after the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of India on Tuesday approved the weightlifter’s proposal to train abroad. Two-time…

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for the second year running. Started by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) three years back, the annual award, now in its fourth edition,…

Birmingham: Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu secured the country's first gold medal in the CWG 2022 when she finished first in the women’s 49 kg weightlifting event in Birmingham on Saturday. In the process, Mirabai defended her CWG…

New Delhi: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Friday qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 55kg weight category after she clinched gold at the Weightlifting International in Singapore. For the first time, Chanu lifted 191kg…

New Delhi: It’s been an evening like no other in the national capital as our Olympic stars descended after their valiant heroics in Tokyo. Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur felicitated the seven medalists, namely…

Bhubaneswar: Wining first medal for the country in Tokyo Olympics 2020, India weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has become an inspiration for them, who are enthusiast towards sports without having adequate facilities. The nation is…

Bhubaneswar: After clinching the first silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, weight lifter Mirabai Chanu expressed her happiness and celebrated her win by eating pizza. In a media interview, the athlete mentioned that she wants to have…

New Delhi: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw felicitated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu who won a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, and announced a reward of Rs 2 crore and a promotion in her job in the Northeast Frontier Railway.…

New Delhi: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who recently made India proud by winning silver medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, on Monday returned to the country. She was felicitated by officials of the Sports Authority of India among others at…

New Delhi: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu clinched a Silver and became the first Indian to win an Olympic medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event on Saturday. The Gold medal went to China's Hou Zhihui. Mirabai…