Mirabai Chanu clinches Gold at Singapore, qualifies for CWG 2022
Star Indian lifter Mirabai Chanu qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 55kg weight category on Friday by clinching the Gold in the Singapore Weightlifting International.
Mirabai Qualifies for #CWG2022 🥳#TOPScheme athlete 🏋️♀️ @mirabai_chanu wins🥇with a total lift of 191kg (Snatch 86kg and C&J-105kg) in 55kg category at the ongoing Singapore #Weightlifting Int'l 2022
With this she also secures her berth at upcoming CWG
Many congratulations 👏 pic.twitter.com/6zeuLlGfdZ
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) February 25, 2022
Competing in the 55kg weight class for the first time, Chanu lifted 191kg (86kg+105kg) to stand on top of the podium in an uncompetitive field.
The second placed lifter – Australia’s Jessica Sewastenko’s best effort was 167kg (77kg+90kg), a whopping 24kg less than Chanu’s.
Having pulled out of the world championships in December, this was Chanu’s first competitive event since the historic Tokyo Games performance last year, when she bagged India’s first Silver medal in weightlifting at the Olympics.
The 27-year-old has also qualified for the CWG in the 49kg weight category on the basis of her Commonwealth rankings.
However, to maximise India’s chances of winning more Golds at the CWG, it is expected that Chanu will compete in the new 55kg weight division.
Sagar created new Commonwealth and national records in clean and jerk and total lift on his way to Gold in the men’s 55kg event.
GOLD & SILVER for Indian Men 🏋️♂️#TOPScheme (Development) Athlete, Sanket Sargar wins 🥇 while Ch. Rishikanta Singh clinches 🥈 in 55kg category at the ongoing Singapore #Weightlifting Int'l 2022
Both #weightlifters also secured their berth at #CWG2022
Many congratulations 👏 pic.twitter.com/qwXMlwYXh9
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) February 25, 2022
He lifted 256kg (113kg +143kg), edging out compatriot Silver medallist Rishikanta, who had a best effort of 246kg (110kg+136kg).
Commonwealth Championships Silver medallist Bindyarani bagged India’s third Gold of the day.
Bindyarani lifted 196kg (85kg+111kg) in the women’s 59kg competition to win the yellow metal in the five lifter-field.
3️⃣rd 🥇 for 🇮🇳
Many congratulations to #TOPScheme (Development) athlete 🏋️♀️ S. Bindyarani Devi on winning a 🥇 with a total lift of 196kg (S-85kg; C&J-111kg) in 59kg category at the ongoing Singapore #Weightlifting Int'l 2022
She also secured a berth at #CWG2022
Way to go! 🙂 pic.twitter.com/kOMNzg9GCn— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) February 25, 2022
The Singapore Weightlifting International is a qualifying event for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
The top eight lifters in each weight category in the ongoing tournament will directly qualify for the 2022 CWG.