This was India ” s second gold at this year ” s CWG. In the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Chanu won the silver medal for the country in 48 kg category.
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She took the lead in the snatch with an opening attempt of 81 kilograms.
The Indian was attempting a lift of 113kg in her final chance in clean and jerk but could not pull it off. She then became only the second Indian – the first being Karnam Malleswari back in 1995 – ever to win a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships.
The weightlifter, who also works as a senior ticket checker for the Indian Railways, had previously won the silver at the Commonwealth Games 2014 in Glasgow.
Poirou Khongjin saw Holi-like festivities after news of Chanu’s gold-medal winning effort came in, with women organising folk dances and smearing each other with colours.
Here five things about Sanjita Chanu that will leave you rooting for her. “Chanu is doing pretty well”, the former weightlifter said.
Double Paralympic champions Thornhill and Scott had set a new world record in qualifying. The 24-year-old broke down during the medal ceremony. Her performances over the last couple of years has projected as the successor to the formidable tradition of Indian weightlifting. I am very happy. After returning to competition, she she did not have good results, and took time to get used to the higher weight category, working harder to get into the top bracket.
“I think that the Commonwealth needs to go back to its initial concept of investing in youth development, providing scholarships and according opportunities to young people to travel across the Commonwealth”. This time the challenge is to bring more medals than that.
With a strong south-east breeze blowing at the Southport venue, Rachel had a great start when she was first into the water for what is traditionally her weakest leg.
But Sanjita showed her class by equalling the CWG record of 83 kg in her second attempt to regain the lead. I absolutely wanted to do it, but I missed it, and I am a bit sad about that.
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“We would like the Manipur government to provide her with a better job as she has brought home global laurels”, her parents said.
