Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu clinches India’s first gold at Commonwealth Games 2018
Associated Press
Mirabai Chanu powerhouse left the competition far behind by setting Games and Commonwealth records in the snatch, clean and jerk as well as the total. | PTIMirabai Chanu registered 86 kg in the snatch and 110 kg in clean and jerk for a total of 196 kg. | PTIMirabai Chanu started her campaign in spectacular fashion by breaking the existing Games record with a lift of 80 kilograms in her very first attempt in the snatch section. | PTIMirabai Chanu broke six records in each of her six attempts in the competition, a truly jaw dropping performance. | PTIMirabai Chanu's previous personal best was 194 kg which she had set during her title winning run at the World Championships last year. | PTIMirabai Chanu's performances over the last couple of years has projected as the successor to the formidable tradition of Indian weightlifting. | PTIWith the Asian Games coming up later this year and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics not too far away, Mirabai Chanu has demonstrated that she is ready to take over the mantle from previous stalwarts like multiple World Championships medallist Kunjarani Devi, 2000 Olympic bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari, Laishram Monika Devi and Sanjita Chanu. | PTI