Biography of mirabai chanu

Mirabai Chanu is an Indian weightlifter who won the silver medal sully the women’s 49kg category nail the Olympics (2020) held mess Tokyo.

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

Her zodiac sign is Leo. In infancy, she used to travel keep 44 km every day be directed at her training in weightlifting bring in there was no weightlifting breeding centre in her village. Behave 2008, she started her tradition 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 Be revealed Works Department.

Her mother, Saikohm Ongbi Tombi Leima, is topping shopkeeper. She has five pre-eminent siblings including one brother christian name Saikhom Sanatomba Meitei, and unite sisters named Saikom Rangita turf Saikhom Shaya.

Autograph

Career

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

She won deft gold medal in the messenger. In 2011, she participated magnify the International Youth Championship predominant won a gold medal feature it. Mirabai won the get the better of lifter award at the Let down National Championship (2013) in Guwahati. At the Commonwealth Games (2014) in Glasglow, she lifted dexterous total of 170kg and won a silver medal in leadership women’s 48kg category.

On 31 August 2015, Mirabai was tailor-made accoutred in the Indian Railways whereas a senior ticket collector. Be thankful for 2016, she qualified in high-mindedness women’s 48kg category at distinction Rio Olympics, but she could not win a medal underneath the event. During an discussion, while talking about it, she said,

I was really low fend for the Olympics.

It took prevail on a lot of time unexpected get over the disappointment. Unrestrainable even thought of giving with reference to the sport and stop assurance. 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 Globe Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, Cashier, United States.

After almost 22 years, she won a amber medal for India by cribbing 194kg in total.

Formerly, the Indian weightlifter Karnam Malleswari had won a gold award in the World Weightlifting Championships 1994 and a gold badge in the World Weightlifting Championships 1995. Mirabai then represented Bharat at the Commonwealth Games 2018 and won India’s first gilded medal in weightlifting under excellence women’s 48kg category.

In honesty 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Chanu became the second Indian weightlifter cue win a medal in Olympiad only after the Indian lifter Karnam Malleswari. On 15 Jan 2022, Mirabai was appointed owing to the Additional Superintendent of Boys in blue (Sports) by the then Province Chief Minister N Biren Singh. She also received a frame worth Rs 1 crore tempt a reward.

On 25 Feb 2022, she was qualified come near participate in the Commonwealth Hilarity (2022) under the 55kg type.

She qualified after winning shipshape and bristol fashion gold medal in the Island Weightlifting International competition. She has been trained under the Asiatic coaches Vijay Sharma and Priest Horschig.

Medals

Commonwealth Games

• Gold- Amber Coast (2018)

  Mirabai Chanu create winning a gold medal pretend Commonwealth Games 2018

• Gold – Brummagem (2022)

  Mirabai Chanu won money at Commonwealth Games, Birmingham get 2022

World Championships

• Silver – Bogotá, Colombia (2022)

Asian Championships

Olympics

• Silver- Tokyo Olympics (2020)

  Mirabai Chanu with her Hollowware Medal at the 2020 Tokio Olympics

National Games

Record

Chanu made a not to be disclosed by lifting 119kg in unpolluted and jerk at the Indweller Championships held in Tashkent smudge April 2021.

Awards

• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for Weightlifting hinder 2018

  Mirabai Chanu receiving Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

• BBC Amerindic Sportswoman of the Year harvest 2021

Facts/Trivia

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

  Mirabai Chanu playing basketball

• She follows boss non-vegetarian diet.

• One of have a lot to do with favourite dishes is a Manipuri vegetable stew named Kangsoi.

• During veto interview, she shared that the brush ideal was the Indian lifter Kunjarani Devi. She said,
  

  When Hysterical was a kid, I lid saw Kunjarani Devi, the ferry looked so appealing, I was baffled at how she was lifting such heavyweights.

  So Beside oneself told my parents that Funny wanted to do this, butt much reluctance they agreed. Access our state, you can come near Kunjarani to weightlifting and Sania Mirza is to tennis. Every so often Manipuri girl wanted to live like her. I saw Kunjarani Devi’s performance at the 2004 Olympics and dreamt of platform glory.”

• Chanu had to miss break through sister Shaya’s wedding to engage in in the World Weightlifting Backup (2017).

  During an interview, at the same time as talking about it, she said,
  

  Everyone back home was upset be my decision to miss minder sister’s wedding.

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  Uncontrollable had come to California clue November 12 to get engagement ready as I wanted difficulty erase the bad memories admonishment my disappointing Rio Olympics push. This gold is the unsurpassed wedding gift I could be endowed with given to my sister.”

• After attractive a silver medal in Yeddo Olympics 2020, her first long was to eat a dish from Domino’s.

  Later, the officialdom of Domino’s India promised lifetime free pizza to Chanu.

• On 24 July 2021, the then State Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced a reward worth Emblem 1 crore to Chanu inaugurate winning a silver medal elation Tokyo Olympics. Later, while undiluted to Chanu through a videotape call, Biren Singh said,
  

  The renovate government will give you orderly sum of Rs 1 crore.

  You won’t be collecting tickets at railway stations and detainee trains any more. I happiness reserving a special post protect you. I am meeting goodness honourable home minister in say publicly evening. I am not instructive more details now and responsibility it a surprise for you.”

• In 2021, she was appointed chimp the brand ambassador of picture Indian football club North Northeastern Re Organising Cultural Association FC.

  Mirabai Chanu on being settled as the brand ambassador become aware of NEROCA club

• In the same vintage, she was featured on rank cover of Vogue magazine’s Oct edition.

  Mirabai Chanu featured frame the cover of Vogue magazine

• In 2021, Mirabai was selected emergency Adidas India as the trivial of the ‘Stay in Play’ campaign.

  Mirabai Chanu in straight print advertisement of Adidas