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Commonwealth Games 2022
04 Aug 2022
Lifter Gurdeep brings home bronze in 109+kg, Pakistan's Butt wins gold medal
Gurdeep Singh, who hails from Majri Rasluri village near Khanna in Punjab, wasn’t off to the best of starts as he fluffed his first snatch attempt of 167kg. 
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Commonwealth Games 2022
02 Aug 2022
CWG 2022: Harjinder rides her luck to win bronze, bring 7th medal from lifting
Harjinder Kaur was also lucky as Joy Ogbonne Eze of Nigeria suffered a washout, failing to lift 125 kg in clean and jerk in three attempts in the Commonwealth Games 2022 weightlifting event. 
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Commonwealth Games 2022
01 Aug 2022
Manual labourer’s son Achinta Sheuli remembers father and brother’s sacrifices
Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli lost his father Pratik at the age of just 12 and his family didn’t even have enough money to pay for his funeral.
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Sports
01 Aug 2022
Meet Achinta Sheuli, Kolkata weightlifter who smashed CWG record to win GOLD
With an assured performance, India's 20-year-old weightlifter Achinta Sheuli won gold in the men's 73kg division at the Commonwealth Games 2022, lifting a new games record total of 313kg at the NEC Hall number 1 in Birmingham. He lifted 143kg in snatch and 170kg in clean and jerk to top the field ahead of Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad, who took silver with a total of 303kg, while Canada's S. Darsigny claimed bronze with a total of 298kg. In these collection of pictures, we find out all about Achinta Sheuli. 
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Commonwealth Games 2022
01 Aug 2022
CWG 2022: Weightlifter Achinta Sheuli brings India’s third gold medal
Achinta Sheuli, a junior world championship silver medallist, executed three clean lifts – 137kg, 140kg and 143kg – in the snatch section. 
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Cwg 2022 Live
30 Jul 2022
Sanket Mahadev Sargar won silver medal in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Sanket Mahadev Sargar won India's first silver medal in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The 21-year-old weightlifter, who hails from Sangli, Maharashtra, created history in the 55 kg weight category.
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Viral video
21 May 2022
Grandma accepts deadlift challenge, leaves grandson in shock - Watch
The video was shared by ‘ptwithdrea' on Instagram. 
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Mirabai Chanu
17 Mar 2022
Mirabai Chanu set to begin Commonwealth Games and Asiad preparation in USA
Mirabai Chanu, former world champion, who was last seen in action at the Singapore Weightlifting International last month, has qualified for the Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8, in the 49kg category, in which she won the Olympic silver, as well as the 55kg weight category.
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Commonwealth Games 2022
26 Feb 2022
Weightlifter Chanu qualifies for CWG 2022 after winning gold in Singapore
Mirabai Chanu found her glory after she secured the first medal for India at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She valiantly fought till the end and grabbed silver in the women's 49kg category. The Olympian since then has continued to build up.
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Mirabai Chanu
27 Dec 2021
Mirabai Chanu won medal in Tokyo but Weightlifting faces uncertain future
Mirabai Chanu lifted Indian spirits by winning a silver medal at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics but the sport's future is uncertain in the Olympics.
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Mirabai Chanu. UP government
25 Dec 2021
Mirabai Chanu receives Rs 1.50 crore reward by UP government
Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu received a cash reward of Rs 1.50 crore by the Uttar Pradesh government presented by the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on winning a silver medal for India in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics. 
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Olympics
10 Dec 2021
Boxing one of the three sports in danger of losing Olympics 2028 spot
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach described how Boxing, Weightlifting and modern pentathlon issues with corruption and doping can be a problem for the Olympics 2028.
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Paris Olympics
09 Aug 2021
Silver medallist Mirabai Chanu likely to miss out on 2024 Paris Olympics
Weightlifting could lose its place at the 2024 Paris Olympics because of long-term doping problems and governance issues.
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Tokyo Olympics
26 Jul 2021
In Pics: Mirabai Chanu returns to India after winning Silver in Tokyo Olympics
Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu returned to the country on Monday after her superb silver medal-winning performance at the Tokyo Olympics and was greeted enthusiastically at the airport.
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Tokyo Olympics
26 Jul 2021
Medallist Mirabai Chanu gets thunderous welcome on returning India - WATCH
Mirabai Chanu had opened India's medals tally at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as she bagged a silver in the Women's 49kg category.
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Tokyo Olympics
24 Jul 2021
Manipur to Tokyo! Mirabai Chanu shares her life journey in exclusive interview
China's Hou Zhihui set an Olympic record with a lift of 210 kgs (94+116) and won a Gold medal Chanu lifted a total of 202 kg (87kg in snatch and 115kg in clean and jerk) during her four successful attempts Indonesian weightlifter Aisah Windy Cantika lifted 194 kgs (84+110) and went on to achieve a Bronze medal
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Tokyo Olympics
24 Jul 2021
'Want to go home & spend time with my mother', says Mirabai post her Oly win
Mirabai Chanu in an exclusive interview after her historic silver medal win at Tokyo Olympics 2020 said she has not gone home in two years.
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Tokyo Olympics
24 Jul 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Reaction of Mirabai’s family goes viral after silver medal win
Mirabai Chanu's family and neighbours burst into celebrations as they watched her win the silver medal for India at Tokyo Olympics.
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Tokyo Olympics
08 Aug 2021
Happy Birthday Mirabai Chanu: A look at weightlifter's journey - In pics
Mirabai who gifted India its first medal at Tokyo Olympics turned 27 on Sunday. She is the second weightlifter from the country to clinch an Olympic medal.  
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Tokyo Olympics
24 Jul 2021
From Rio heartbreak to Tokyo glory: All you need to know about Mirabai Chanu
With the silver in Tokyo, Mirabai has now won medals in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Asian Championships, and World Championships. Here's everything you need to know about the ace Indian weightlifter.






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