Published On : Thu, Apr 5th, 2018

Commonwealth Games 2018: Mirabai Chanu Wins Gold In Women’s Weightlifting

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Mirabai Chanu secured India’s first gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games when she finished first in the women’s 48 kg weightlifting event at Gold Coast on Thursday. (CWG live updates)

In the process, reigning world champion Mirabai Chanu smashed the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games’ weightlifting record by lifting 196 kg. The previous Games’ record was 175 kg set by Augustine Nwaokolo of Nigeria in 2010.

This is India’s second medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, with P Gururaja winning a silver medal in the men’s 56kg category earlier in the day.

Gold Rate
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Gold 24 KT 78,700 /-
Gold 22 KT 73,200 /-
Silver / Kg 91,200 /-
Platinum 44,000/-
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Raja Muthupandi, another Indian weightlifter, will be competing in the men’s 62 kg category later on Thursday.

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