Mumbai, Nov 30: In a historic win, India’s Mirabai Chanu clinched the gold medal at the 2017 World Championship in the US. Mirabai Chanu is the first Indian in over two decades to claim a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championship. She lifted 85kg in snatch and 109kg in clean and jerk to total an impressive 194 kg in the women’s 48kg, in the process setting a new national record. Thailand’s Sukcharoen Thunya won the silver medal with a total lift of 193, while Segura Ana Iris bagged the bronze with 182kg.
Chanu, who is employed with the Indian Railways, began with a total of 85kg and then followed up with 109kg to deliver India its second gold medal since Karnam Malleswari did the country proud in 1995 in China. Malleshwari had won the top prize in worlds twice—in 1994 and 1995.
