Daily Current Affairs / Mirabai Chanu wins gold at 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships with record-breaking performance:
Category : Sports Published on: August 28 2025
Ace Indian weightlifter and Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu made a spectacular comeback to competitive weightlifting by clinching the gold medal in the women’s 48kg category at the 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Ahmedabad. She lifted a combined total of 193kg, creating new championship records in snatch (84kg), clean and jerk (109kg), and overall total. Her victory not only reaffirmed her dominance but also secured her direct qualification for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.