New Delhi. India’s star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has created history. Olympic silver medalist Chanu created history by winning the silver medal in the Weightlifting World Championships. Mirabai Chanu has won this medal by lifting 200 kg total weight in the championship. At the same time, China’s weightlifter Jiang Huihua has captured the gold medal by lifting 206 kg.
Got second medal in world championship
Please tell that this is the second medal of weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in the World Championship. Earlier in the year 2017, Chanu had won the gold medal by lifting 194 kg (85 kg plus 109 kg).
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Mirabai Chanu won Silver medal in 49kg with total lift
of 200kg. She won Silver medal in Clean & Jerk with 113kg after finishing 5th in snatch with 87kg
First medal for India ?? pic.twitter.com/wum2wWnFdr
— Sports India (@SportsIndia3) December 6, 2022
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated India’s star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu after winning the silver medal. Union minister Kiren Rijiju took to Twitter and wrote, “Mirabai Chanu has once again made India proud with a total lift of 200kg (87kg snatch + 113kg clean and jerk)!”.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulates Mirabai Chanu on winning Silver Medal in Weightlifting World Championship.
“With a total lift of 200kg (87kg snatch + 113kg clean & jerk, Mirabai has made India proud yet again!,” he tweets.
(Pic: Minister Rijiju’s Twitter account) pic.twitter.com/GTGw8r0Ijw
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2022
Let us tell you, Indian weightlifter Mirabai had a slow start in the recently held Commonwealth Games 2022. Chanu lifted 85 kg in snatch. After this, she tried hard in her second clean and jerk attempt as well, but later surprised everyone by lifting 113 kg. Now once again he has brought laurels to the country (India) with his brilliant performance.