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05 Apr 2023

CWG Medal-Winning Lifter Sanjita Chanu Handed 4-Year Ban For Failing Dope Test

Sanjita Chanu had won gold in 48kg ahead of Mirabai Chanu at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. At the 2018 edition in Gold Coast, she was crowned champion in the 53kg category.

National Games 2022

30 Sep 2022

National Games: 'Injured' Mirabai Chanu beats fellow Manipuri to clinch gold

Mirabai Chanu walked away with the gold with a total lift of 191 kgs (Snatch 84kg, Clean & Jerk 107 kgs) while Sanjita had to settle for the silver medal with a total lift of 187 kgs (Snatch 82kg, C&J 105kg).

25 Jun 2020

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.

14 Sep 2018

Sanjita Chanu's B sample returns positive, to appear before IWF hearing panel

Fighting a dope taint, weightlifter Sanjita Chanu's troubles mounted Thursday with her 'B' sample also returning positive but the defiant Commonwealth Games gold-medallist will fight her case before the international body's hearing panel.

01 Jun 2018

CWG gold medallist Sanjita Chanu cries foul after failing dope test

"I can't believe that I have tested positive because I haven't taken anything myself."

31 May 2018

CWG gold medallist Sanjita Chanu fails dope test

International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said on its website that Sanjita, who had won a gold in the women's 53kg category in the recent Gold Coast CWG, has tested positive for testosterone.

Commonwealth Games 2018

12 Apr 2018

Manipuri girls shine at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 2018

On the first day of one of the world's most prestigious tournaments, the new weight-lifting queen, 23-year-old Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, set a new record in the 48kg category and bagged the first gold for India during the 21st Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast, Queensland in Australia.

07 Apr 2018

Commonwealth Games 2018 updates, Day 3, Gold Coast

Follow India's performance on day three of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.

06 Apr 2018

India at CWG: Lifters continue medal-winning run; shuttlers, boxers unbeaten

If Mirabai Chanu was the toast of the nation on Thursday, it was the turn of Sanjita Chanu to hog the limelight today, claiming a gold and a Games' snatch record in the 53kg category.

Commonwealth Games 2018

06 Apr 2018

Commonwealth Games 2018, Gold Coast: Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu wins 2nd gold

Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu on Friday clinched the second gold medal for the country.

05 Apr 2018

Commonwealth Games 2018: India's schedule on Day 2 in Gold Coast

Eyes will be on weightlifter Sanjit Chanu in the women's 53kg division as she is also a strong medal contender and expected to add to the medals won by her teammates Mirabai Chanu (gold) and Gururaja Poojary (silver) on Day 1.

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