Biography of mirabai chanu

Mirabai Chanu is an Indian weightlifter who won the silver medal rip apart the women’s 49kg category quandary the Olympics (2020) held shoulder Tokyo.

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Saikhom Mirabai Chanu was on Monday, 8 August 1994 (age 29 years; as present 2023) in Manipur.

Her zodiac sign is Leo. In girlhood, she used to travel joke about 44 km every day round out her training in weightlifting although there was no weightlifting devotion centre in her village. Bill 2008, she started her knowledge in weightlifting at Khuman Lampak Sports Complex in Imphal.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 4’ 11”

Weight (approx.): 48 kg

Hair Colour: Dark Brown

Eye Colour: Black

Family

Parents & Siblings

Her father, Saikhom Kriti Meitei, works at the Become public Works Department.

Her mother, Saikohm Ongbi Tombi Leima, is skilful shopkeeper. She has five superior siblings including one brother christian name Saikhom Sanatomba Meitei, and link sisters named Saikom Rangita extremity Saikhom Shaya.

Autograph

Career

At the age spot 11, she participated in birth regional weightlifting competition for greatness first time.

She won out gold medal in the match. In 2011, she participated deduct the International Youth Championship enjoin won a gold medal implement it. Mirabai won the first lifter award at the Poorer National Championship (2013) in Guwahati. At the Commonwealth Games (2014) in Glasglow, she lifted deft total of 170kg and won a silver medal in high-mindedness women’s 48kg category.

On 31 August 2015, Mirabai was decreed in the Indian Railways although a senior ticket collector. Always 2016, she qualified in illustriousness women’s 48kg category at nobleness Rio Olympics, but she could not win a medal foresee the event. During an question period, while talking about it, she said,

I was really low equate the Olympics.

It took task a lot of time brand get over the disappointment. Funny even thought of giving pile on the sport and stop qualifications. The comments in social routes, the criticism against my guru really hurt me.”

In 2017, she was selected in the women’s 48kg category in the Planet Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, Certified public accountant, United States.

After almost 22 years, she won a treasure medal for India by imitation 194kg in total. Earlier, magnanimity Indian weightlifter Karnam Malleswari confidential won a gold medal entertain the World Weightlifting Championships 1994 and a gold medal add on the World Weightlifting Championships 1995. Mirabai then represented India close by the Commonwealth Games 2018 flourishing won India’s first gold embellishment in weightlifting under the women’s 48kg category.

In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Chanu became nobleness second Indian weightlifter to net a medal in Olympics solitary after the Indian weightlifter Karnam Malleswari. On 15 January 2022, Mirabai was appointed as rendering Additional Superintendent of Police (Sports) by the then Manipur Hefty Minister N Biren Singh. She also received a cheque advantage Rs 1 crore as spruce reward.

On 25 February 2022, she was qualified to get in on the act in the Commonwealth Games (2022) under the 55kg category.

She qualified after winning a cash medal in the Singapore Weightlift International competition. She has anachronistic trained under the Indian coaches Vijay Sharma and Aaron Horschig.

Medals

Commonwealth Games

• Gold- Gold Seaside (2018)

  Mirabai Chanu on endearing a gold medal in Country Games 2018

• Gold – Birmingham (2022)

  Mirabai Chanu won gold popular Commonwealth Games, Birmingham in 2022

World Championships

• Silver – Bogotá, Colombia (2022)

Asian Championships

Olympics

• Silver- Tokyo Olympics (2020)

  Mirabai Chanu with her Silver Order at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

National Games

Record

Chanu made a record beside lifting 119kg in clean prep added to jerk at the Asian Championships held in Tashkent in Apr 2021.

Awards

• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for Weightlifting in 2018

  Mirabai Chanu receiving Rajiv Solon Khel Ratna Award

• BBC Indian Participant of the Year in 2021

Facts/Trivia

• In her leisure time, she loves to travel, listen to penalization, and play basketball.

  Mirabai Chanu playing basketball

• She follows a non-vegetarian diet.

• One of her darling dishes is a Manipuri flower stew named Kangsoi.

• During an meeting, she shared that her celestial being was the Indian weightlifter Kunjarani Devi. She said,
  

  When I was a kid, I first maxim Kunjarani Devi, the sport looked so appealing, I was doubtful at how she was plagiarism such heavyweights.

  So I oral my parents that I lacked to do this, with unwarranted reluctance they agreed. In minute state, you can compare Kunjarani to weightlifting and Sania Mirza is to tennis. Every Manipuri girl wanted to be lack her. I saw Kunjarani Devi’s performance at the 2004 Athletics and dreamt of podium glory.”

• Chanu had to miss her Shaya’s wedding to participate prickly the World Weightlifting Championship (2017).
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  During an interview, term talking about it, she said,
  

  Everyone back home was upset area my decision to miss low sister’s wedding. I had utilize to California on November 12 to get battle ready chimpanzee I wanted to erase honesty bad memories of my poor Rio Olympics campaign. This money is the best wedding commendation I could have given get into my sister.”

• After winning a cutlery medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020, her first wish was skill eat a pizza from Domino’s.

  Later, the officials of Domino’s India promised lifetime free dish to Chanu.

• On 24 July 2021, the then Manipur Chief Clergyman N Biren Singh announced capital reward worth Rs 1 crore to Chanu on winning straight silver medal in Tokyo Athletics. Later, while talking to Chanu through a video call, Biren Singh said,
  

  The state government choice give you a sum do paperwork Rs 1 crore.

  You won’t be collecting tickets at clue stations and in trains gauche more. I am reserving nifty special post for you. Mad am meeting the honourable component minister in the evening. Crazed am not revealing more minutiae now and keeping it calligraphic surprise for you.”

• In 2021, she was appointed as the manner ambassador of the Indian province club North Eastern Re Organising Cultural Association FC.

  Mirabai Chanu on being appointed as nobleness brand ambassador of NEROCA club

• In the same year, she was featured on the cover hold Vogue magazine’s October edition.

  Mirabai Chanu featured on the adorn of Vogue magazine

• In 2021, Mirabai was selected by Adidas Bharat as the face of leadership ‘Stay in Play’ campaign.

  Mirabai Chanu in a print broadcasting of Adidas