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By Prakhar Sachdeo
Published July 21, 2024
CNBC-TV18.com
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India has two medals in weightlifting at the Olympics. India’s first weightlifting medal at the Olympics came when Karnam Malleswari won the bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Twenty-one years later Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal during the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. India will be again hoping for a medal in weightlifting and Mirabai Chanu is India’s solitary entry in weightlifting for the Paris Games. Here is a look at some of her key achievements.
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Silver medal at Tokyo Olympics
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Gold medal at 2017 Anaheim World Championship and Silver medal at 2022 Bogotá World Championships
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Bronze Medal at 2020 Tashkent Asian Championships
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Gold medal at 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Gold medal at 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Silver medal at 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
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Gold medal at 2019 Apia Commonwealth Championships. Gold medal at 2017 Gold Coast Commonwealth Championships. Gold medal at 2013 Penang Commonwealth Championships. Silver medal at 2015 Pune Commonwealth Championships