Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, India, has bagged gold medal in the going on world weight lifting Anaheim city USA. Chanu has lifted 194 kg weight in this 48 kg weight group
participant for women. She 85 kg first (snatch) and 109 kg weight ( in clean and
jerk) lifted. India has bagged with this win a gold medal in the weight-lifting
exactly 22 years later.
Karnam Malleswari, in 1994
and 1995, had bagged such golden success in this championship for India.
Meerabai expressed her
pleasure on this success and said that she was confused a little in Anaheim like
Rio Olympics; but, maintaining her concentration despite all these, she bagged gold
medal in weight lifting in clean and jerk.
Thunya Sukcharoena,Thailand, has to console herself with the silver medal in this world
weight-lifting championship; while she had bagged 3 gold medal held junior
world weight lifting championship for 48 kg in Japan this year in June. She was
being looked as a strong claimant to capture the gold medal in the world
championship.
President, PM, Sports Minister and many Indian renowned personality have congratulated her on this success.
President
Kovind tweeted
