Mirabai Chanu wins silver; India adds four bronze medals at Asian Games

September 23, 2026 11:47 PM

Mirabai Chanu wins silver; India adds four bronze medals at Asian Games

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu led India’s medal charge at the Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday, winning silver in the women’s 49kg category as the country added four more bronze medals across soft tennis, badminton and skeet shooting. Chanu secured her maiden Asian Games medal with a combined lift of 198kg. She lifted 87kg in the snatch and 111kg in the clean and jerk. North Korea’s Ri Song Gum won gold with 215kg, while Wijayana claimed bronze. Jay Meena created history by winning Indi...

Amit Shah, Rekha Gupta, PT Usha congratulate Mirabai Chanu on Asian Games silver

September 23, 2026 11:16 PM

Amit Shah, Rekha Gupta, PT Usha congratulate Mirabai Chanu on Asian Games silver

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in the women’s 49kg category at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Wednesday, earning her maiden Asian Games medal. Chanu finished with a combined lift of 198 kg. She successfully completed all three of her snatch attempts, lifting 83 kg, 85 kg and 87 kg. In the clean and jerk, Chanu opened with 107 kg and successfully lifted 111 kg in her second attempt to finish with a total of 198 kg. North Korea’s Ri Song Gum won the gol...

India Win Four Medals on Day Two of Asian Games, Shooting Continues to Shine

September 21, 2026 8:35 PM

India Win Four Medals on Day Two of Asian Games, Shooting Continues to Shine

India added four more medals to its tally on the second day of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday, with shooting once again playing a key role in the country's medal haul. India's wait for a gold medal continued, but the country secured two silver and two bronze medals on the day. Himanshu Dhillon won silver and Rudrankksh Patil claimed bronze in the men's 10m air rifle individual event. The duo then teamed up with 18-year-old Parth Rakesh Mane to win another silver in the team event, f...

Gyaneshwari Yadav wins silver medal in weightlifting at Commonwealth Games 2026; PM Modi congratulates athlete

July 27, 2026 9:27 PM

Gyaneshwari Yadav wins silver medal in weightlifting at Commonwealth Games 2026; PM Modi congratulates athlete

Indian weightlifter Gyaneshwari Yadav on Monday won silver medal in the women's 53kg event at the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026. Making her Commonwealth Games debut, the 23-year-old weightlifter from Chhattisgarh delivered an impressive performance to secure the silver medal with a total lift of 199kg, comprising 88kg in the snatch and 111kg in the clean and jerk. The effort marked her personal best in both the total and clean and jerk categories. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated t...

Mirabai Chanu wins silver in 49kg at World Weightlifting Championships

October 3, 2025 10:45 AM

Mirabai Chanu wins silver in 49kg at World Weightlifting Championships

Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu won silver in the 49kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships in Hyderabad on Friday, claiming her third career medal at the event. She has now won two silvers and one gold at the Worlds. Chanu lifted a total of 199kg, comprising 84kg in the snatch and 115kg in the clean and jerk, marking her third podium finish at the World Championships. This effort ended India's three-year wait for a medal in the competition. The 2017 world champion and 2022 silver...