Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hosted the Commonwealth Games 2022 Indian contingent at his residence and praised the contribution of the athletes in making the country proud.
Amritsar [Punjab] (India), August 6 (ANI): Mirabai Chanu and Achinta Sheuli were showered with love as they were welcomed by the people at Amritsar Airport in Punjab after winning a gold medal each for the country in CWG 2022.
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth, who is popular for portraying the Norse god of thunder, Thor, has showered praise on Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, stating that "she is worthy" of his MCU character's hammer.
Mirabai Chanu, who had won the yellow metal at the 2018 CWG in Gold Coast in Australia, was quite ahead of the competition as she picked up 88kg in snatch and 113 kg in clean and jerk. Mirabai Chanu fulfilled the hopes of Indians and won the first gold medal...
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The Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 is being held from July 28 to August 8. India will be represented by 215 athletes who will take part in 141 events across 19 sporting disciplines.
"All our teams are practising, including hockey men and women, boxing team, squash team are all practising," said Rajesh Bhandari to ANI.
Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Nisith Pramanik also promised that several new initiatives are being planned for Manipur in terms of development of sports.
New Delhi Mar 28 PTI Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Monday won the BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year award Chanu created history last year when she became the first Indian weightlifter to clinch a silver medal at the Summer Olympics I am currently training in the United States of America I will give my best to win gold at this years Asian and Commonwealth Games Thanks again to BBC India for honouring me with the BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year award Chanu said in a media release Young India opener Shafali Verma was awarded the The BBC Emerging Player award Verma is the youngest female cricketer to have played for India The first Indian woman to have won a medal at the Olympics in 2000 former weightlifter Karnam Malleswari was presented the BBC Lifetime Achievement award Olympians and the Paralympians from the Tokyo Games were also honoured in this edition of BBC ISWOTY Tim Davie BBCs Director General said Its wonderful to be here in Delhi in the BBCs centenary year and to honour the talented Indian sportswomen whove achieved so much often in the face of challenging circumstances PTI APA BS BS
Singapore, February 25 (ANI): Mirabai Chanu is set to represent India at the Commonwealth Games 2022 after securing a gold medal in the 55 kg category by lifting a total of 191 kg in the Singapore Weightlifting International here on Friday.