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ASIAN GAMES | Weightlifter Mirabai will hope to break jinx and land an elusive medal

September 9, 2026 admin

India’s Mirabai Chanu clinches her third successive weightlifting Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women’s 48kg category at the 23rd Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday, July 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI While World and Olympic medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is treading cautiously in search of an elusive Asian Games medal, Commonwealth Games silver…

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Sports Ministry details CWG preparations

July 20, 2026 admin

Neeraj will lead the Indian athletics squad. | Photo Credit: PTI Athletics and boxing received the lion’s share of funds in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games starting Thursday in Glasgow. Of the Sports Ministry’s ₹53.09 crore expenditure on training and exposure, approximately ₹20cr was spent on India’s 32-member athletics contingent led by Neeraj Chopra…

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Mirabai Chanu To Skip World Championships As She Continues Rehab

November 27, 2024 admin

File photo of Mirabai Chanu.© AFP Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu will miss next week’s weightlifting World Championships in Manama, Bahrain as she continues to undergo rehabilitation. The 30-year-old former world champion has not competed since her fourth-place finish in the women’s 49kg category at the Paris Olympics in August. “Mira is…

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Fit-Again Mirabai Chanu Eyes 90kg Plus Snatch Lift In Paris Olympics

June 27, 2024 admin

Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who is taking it easy since returning to action following a six-month injury lay-off, is targeting a lift of above 90kg in snatch in next month’s Paris Games. Chanu, who suffered hip tendonitis and finished fourth in the 49kg women’s category in the last Asian Games,…

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Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu’s Asian Games Campaign Ends In Heartbreak, Finishes 4th

September 30, 2023 admin

File image of Mirabai Chanu© Twitter Ace Indian lifter Mirabai Chanu’s Asian Games campaign ended in heartbreak as the Olympic medallist fell on her back to injure herself, finishing fourth in the women’s 49kg event in Hangzhou on Saturday. Chanu, who was under pressure after a disappointing snatch outing, went for a 117kg clean and…

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Asian Games 2023 September 30 Live Updates: India Face China In Shooting Gold Match; Mirabai Chanu’s Weightlifting Event On

September 30, 2023 admin

Asian Games 2023 Live: here’s India’s full schedule for today! 3×3 BASKETBALL 10:55 AM: Men’s qualification to quarterfinals – India vs Iran 1:00 PM: Women’s qualification to quarterfinals – India vs Malaysia (3:30 PM onwards quarterfinals, subject to qualification) ATHLETICS 6:35 AM onwards: Men’s Long Jump Qualifying Groups A and B – Murali Sreeshankar &…

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Asian Games 2023 September 30 Schedule: Indians In Action, Events And Timing

September 29, 2023 admin

India’s stars like weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale will be in action on September 30 at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou. It won’t be a medal match but an India vs Pakistan contest is always among the big games, the two teams will be…

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