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BENGALURU: Dubbed Mirabai 2.O, the latest sensation from Manipur – Bindyarani Devi – hit her strides on Saturday and won the silver medal for India at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in the Women’s 55kg Weightlifting category. The 23-year-old lifted a combined weight of 202kg – 86kg in the snatch round and 116kg in the clean […]

BENGALURU: Jeremy Lalrinnunga on Sunday rewrote history books as he lifted a combined weight of 300kg (140kg in snatch and 160kg in clean & jerk) to grab the second gold medal for India in the ongoing Commonwealth Games. The 19-year-old lifted 136kg in his first snatch attempt and bettered it by pulling off 140kg in […]

BENGALURU: Indian Women on Sunday put up a grandiose show to pummel the arch-rivals Pakistan Women by 8 wickets at Edgbaston in their second match of the Commonwealth Games. The match was reduced to 18 overs a side due to rain. After opting to bat, Pakistan Women lost their opener Iram Javed in the second […]

BENGALURU: The 27-year-old weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Saturday created a record by lifting a total of 201kg. She lifted 88kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk to bag the first gold for India in the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games.  Hailing from East Imphal in Manipur, Chanu was drawn to weightlifting from […]

BENGALURU: On Sunday, India reached the 6th position in the medals tally of the Commonwealth Games 2022 after the 19-year-old weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnuga clinched the gold as he lifted a total of 300 kg (140 kg+160 kg) in the men’s 67kg weightlifting category. At present, Australia is at the top of the tree with 32 […]