Mirabai Chanu (weightlifter) Wiki, Age, Height, Weight, Biography, Family, Career, State, Religion, Net Worth, Ranking, Awards, Coach, Medal, Tokyo Olympics & More
Mirabai Chanu is an Indian weightlifter who has recently won the silver medal at Tokyo Olympics in Women’s 49 kg, this is the first medal of India in this event.
Bio
| Real Name | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu |
| Nickname | Chanu |
| Profession | Indian weightlifter |
| Date of Birth | 8 August 1994 |
| Age (as in 2021) | 27 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Birth Place | Nongpok Kakching, Imphal, Manipur |
| State | Manipur |
| Family | Father: Saikhom Kriti Meitei Mother: Saikhom Tombi Devi Siblings: Not Known (6 brother-sister)  |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Meitei Hinduism |
| Cast | N/A |
| Home Town | Nongpok Kakching, Imphal, Manipur |
Birth & Early Life
Mirabai Chanu was born on 8 August 1994 and raised in a small village in Manipur, Mirabai was very talented since childhood and she grew up there. In those days, Kunjurani Devi, a female weightlifter from Manipur, was the star and went to play in the Athens Olympics. Just the same scene settled in the mind of little Meera and the youngest of six siblings Mirabai, who decided to become a weightlifter.
She started the practice in 2007, she had not an iron bar for practice so Mirabai used to practice with bamboo. There was no training center in the Mirabai’s village, so she used to go 50-60 km away for training.
Education & More
| School | N/A |
| College | N/A |
| Qualification | N/A |
| Awards | Padma Shree, Khel Ratna |
Career
In 11 years she became the under-15 champion and in 17 years she became the junior champion. Seeing the Kunjurani, Meera had a dream of becoming a champion, 12-year-old Meera broke the national record of her idol in 2016 by lifting 192 kg.
In 2014, Chanu got the first major breakthrough of her career in the Glasgow edition of the Commonwealth Games, She bagged a silver medal in the 48 kg weight category. With this hard work, in 2016, she qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women’s 48 kg lifter category. But Unfortunately, she failed to finish and take out with the “Did Not Finish” tag, because She failed to lift weights in one of her three attempts of the clean and jerk section.
But she did not give up and made a strong comeback in international competitions. In 2017, she came back and bagged the gold medal by lifting a competition record 194 kg at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships held at Anaheim, CA, United States.
In 2018, moving forward in his career, she lifted a total of 196 kg in the 2018 Commonwealth and won the first gold medal for India. On her way to the medal, Chanu breaks the game’s record in the weight category. In 2019, Chanu won the bronze medal at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in the category of 49 kg. In this same year, she brocks the personal record Mirabai lifted a total of 201kgs in World Weightlifting Championships and also created a new national record in the 49kg category. After four-month, she again broke her self-made record and created a new one in her category, this time she lifted a total of 203kgs and bagged a gold medal in the 2020 Senior National Weightlifting Championships.
Now, In 2021 Mirabai Chanu bagged Silver Medal in the 49kg weightlifting category for India at the 2020 Summer Olympics Games held in Tokyo. With this medal, she became the first 1st Indian weightlifter to grab a medal in this event.
| International Debut | 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
| Olympic Medals | Gold: 0 Silver: 1 (2020 Tokyo Olympic) Bronze: 0 |
| Other Medal | Gold: 3 Silver: 3 Bronze: 2 |
| Best Record | She has lifted a total of 203kgs in the 49kg category. This is also a national record. |
| Ranking | 3 |
| Coach/Mentor | Kunjurani Devi |
Personal Life & More
Mirabai is the youngest of her 6 siblings and His early education was completed in his village itself. Her zodiac sign is Leo. Her father name is Saikhom Kriti Meitei and her mother name is Saikhom Tombi Devi.
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Boyfriend | N/A |
| Net worth | N/A |
| Salary | Not Available |
Physical Status & More
| Height (approx.) | 4 feet 11 inches (1.5 meters) |
| Weight (approx.) | 49kg |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hobbies | Dancing |
Some Important Facts About Mirabai Chanu
- In 2017, winning a gold medal in World Weightlifting Championship she the first Indian woman to do so in the last 22 years.
- To prepare for this day, Mirabai did not even attend her real sister’s wedding last year.
- Mirabai Chanu trend under the Kunjurani Devi, she is also a star player of Weightlifting Sport.
- Meera was only the second athlete in her class at the 2016 Rio Olympics, whose name was written in the Olympics next to ‘Did not finish’.
- In the year 2018, Mirabai was honored with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India.
- In the year 2018 itself, he has been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest sports award by President Ram Nath Kovind.
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