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India’s Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won the weighlifting gold with a combined lift of 201kg in the women’s 49kg final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Saturday. The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Chanu added one more gem to her crown and took home the gold as she added another medal to India’s tally on Day 2 of the CWG with a total of 201kg. In her first attempt at the snatch category, Chanu made a great start successfully lifting 84kgs. She then lifted the required 88kgs in her second attempt creating a new CWG record. In the final attempt, she, however, failed to lift 90kgs. (ANI)
