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The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist heaved a total of 193kg (84kg+109kg) to smash the Commonwealth total.
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Mirabai Chanu, who has battled injuries in recent years, was last seen at the Paris Games in last August.
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Mirabai Chanu described her appointment as an opportunity to “uphold the one of fellow weightlifters”.
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Mirabai Chanu expressed happiness over the increase in women's participation in sports and highlighted that "most Indian women athletes are doing well."
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Double bronze-winning shooter at Paris Olympics, Manu stressed the need to regulate oil consumption.
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This is a big setback for the Indian contingent already rattled by the ouster of Vinesh Phogat, who had reached the final in women’s 50kg category.
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At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Mirabai Chanu won silver, her effort being 202kg. She competed in the 49kg weight category, and that medal brought huge cheer.
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Chanu, who was under pressure after a disappointing snatch outing, went for a 117kg clean and jerk lift which would have won her the bronze, but failed to clear it twice.
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Lifting big weights is just a small part of elite training. It's all the detail that goes into the small muscles that matter. Mirabai Chanu is the rare elite athlete whose training is available for all to see.
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Neeraj Chopra won the Diamond League in Doha with a 88.67m javelin throw. Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu didn't fare as well at the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023 - both could translate to good news for India at Paris Olympics 2024.
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All the 10 members, out of which five are female, are Olympians.
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61 medals, including 22 gold. Plus, a number of young players across disciplines broke new ground—this is India's best performance in the Commonwealth Games to date.
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India’s 15-member weightlifting contingent took the Games by storm, winning 10 medals, including three gold, to top the standings for the event, just like they did in 2018 in Gold Coast Australia.
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Chris Hemsworth conceded that if there is anyone worthy of lifting Thor’s famous hammer, it is Mirabai Chanu.
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Common Wealth Games 2022 Medal Table - India stands on the fourth position.
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With her total lift of 201 Kg, Chanu smashed the Commonwealth and CWG record in snatch. She obliterated the Games record in clean and jerk as well as total lift.
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In the year since winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Mirabai Chanu has been working on the alignment of her toes, shoulders and back while performing the explosive phase of the lift.
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Mirabai Chanu, Olympic silver medallist, on how she begins her day.
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After associating with Domino's, the athlete has now been brought on board by Amway, an FMCG direct selling company, as its brand ambassador for its Nutrilite range.
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There is a growing possibility of weightlifting being scrapped from the 2024 Paris Olympics over long-term doping problems and governance issues.
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5 epic performances that didn't turn to bronze, but won our hearts.
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"Making further strides into encouraging players across sports disciplines, the company has announced Rs 2 crores for Neeraj Chopra and Rs 1 crore each for Mirabai Chanu, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Lovlina Borgohain, PV Sindhu and Bajrang Punia," a release said.
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Could there be a biopic on Mirabai Chanu soon? Neerav Tomar of IOS Sports, the agency which manages her commercial interests, says he's fielded a few queries but nothing concrete yet.
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The weightlifter from Manipur who gave the country its first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by winning the silver medal in the women’s 49 kg category returned to her home in Imphal on July 28.
