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Lifter Achinta Sheuli caught entering women’s hostel at night, expelled from national camp | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games gold medallist weightlifter Achinta Sheuli has been expelled from the Paris Olympics preparatory camp after he was caught entering the women's hostel at night at NIS Patiala.The disciplinary breach occurred on Thursday night. The 22-year-old, who competes in the men's 73kg weight class, was caught by security personnel, who made a video of the lifter."Obviously, such indiscipline will not be tolerated.Achinta was asked to leave the camp immediately," an Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) official told PTI on condition of anonymity.The Sports Authority of India and NIS Patiala Executive Director Vineet Kumar were immediately made aware of the incident. Since there was video evidence of the incident, SAI did not constitute an investigating panel."The vide...
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Sports Ministry approves Mirabai Chanu’s training in US for Paris Olympics | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry on Thursday gave its approval to the training proposals of Asian Games silver medallist javelin thrower Kishore Kumar Jena and Tokyo Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu.Jena is set to undergo training in Gold Coast, Australia, for a period of 78 days. This initiative is aimed at providing him with specialised coaching and facilities to enhance his skills as he prepares for upcoming competitions.Chanu, on the other hand, will head to the United States for a month-long rehab training program in St.Louis. During her time in the US, she will have regular sessions with Dr. Aron Horschig, and she will be accompanied by chief coach Vijay Sharma. This training is crucial for her preparation ahead of the Paris Games.These decisions reflect the government's commitment t...
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After year spent in dealing with one injury after another, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu still looks ahead to possible route to Paris Olympics podium

For some of India’s top stars, 2023 was the year when they had to pause, reflect and reboot. In some cases, to recover from injuries; in a few others, to rediscover lost form. All in the hope that when the big day comes, they’ll be ready and recharged for the challenge Vijay Sharma, her coach, manages a few words. Although they might not be too flattering. “Bohut hi bekaar (very bad),” the Dronacharya awardee, who transformed Mirabai from just another weightlifter to an Olympic silver medallist, despondently admits. It’s been that kind of a year for Mirabai. One where she has spent as much time, if not more, on the surgeon’s table and sitting before a psychologist as she has lifting weights and defying gravity, which she so gracefully does. One where she has endured more injuries than t...
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Mihir Vasavda at Asian Games, Weightlifting: No luck in China, but will the Paris Olympics lift Mirabai Chanu’s spirits?

Mirabai Chanu came to China hoping to win the only medal missing from her cabinet. She returns to India in ‘deep pain’, another injury and more questions than answers over her Paris Olympics prospects.With only two successful lifts in her six attempts, the Tokyo Olympics silver medallist finished fourth with a total of 191 kg (83 kg in snatch, 108 kg in clean and jerk). Chanu can take heart from the fact that she went for a medal despite an injury. But that’s the only takeaway. The Asian Games weightlifting competition offered a new hierarchy in the 49 kg weight class, one in which the Chinese aren’t at the top and where Chanu isn’t in the top three. India’s Mirabai Chanu Saikhom reacts in pain after she got injured while competing in the women’s 49kg Group A weightlifting final at 19t...
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Asian Games 2023 Live Updates, Day 7: India vs China for gold medal in shooting, Sreeshankar & Jyothi Yarraji qualify for finals

Indian gold medalist shooter Palak poses with the medal after the finals of women's 10m air pistol (individual) event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (PTI Photo) Shooter Palak Gulia’s journey from reluctant young shooter to Asian Games gold winner In a sport that demands stillness, Palak Gulia had to slow down before she could race ahead in the fast lane. The shooter, only 17 and who started shooting seriously just a couple of years ago, led India to an unexpected gold-silver finish in an event where the Chinese were tipped to dominate. She shared the podium on Friday with her roommate at the Athletes’ Village, Esha Singh, who returns home with a cool four-medal haul herself. Together, Palak and Esha have feasted on the KFCs available freely at the...
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Asian Games: Mirabai Chanu targets missing medal in her trophy cabinet – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Asian Games hasn't been a happy hunting ground for Indian weightlifters. The country boasts of 14 medals at the continental multisport event - five silver and nine bronze - but it's been 25 long years, spread across five editions of the Asiad, that an Indian weightlifter last finished on the podium.The last time India won an Asiad medal was way back in 1998 in Bangkok, when Karnam Malleswari had secured a silver. At the last edition of the Games, a four-member Indian weightlifting contingent had returned empty-handed. Tokyo Olympics silver medallist and reigning CWG champion, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, wants to end the nation's long wait for a weightlifting medal. In fact, the diminutive Manipuri seeks to end India's 72-year-long wait for an Asiad weightlifting gold when she ...
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Not every Asian Games medal weighs the same

With 254 medals, 79 of them golds, India firmly sits in the third spot all-time list at the Asian Games. What comes as stark contrast is that India are 61st in the Olympics, tied 65th with Tunisia and Burkina Faso in the World Championships and 15th at the Commonwealth Games.Indians have always fared well on the Asian circuit with China and Japan being their only major competitors. India will also be wary of African athletes adopted by oil-rich nations like Qatar and Bahrain in the endurance events. India bagged 20 medals in Jakarta and will surely surpass the tally in Hangzhou. A medal rush shouldn’t surprise anyone. The Men’s 4×400 relay quartet of Amoj Jacob, Rajesh Ramesh, Mohd Anas and Ajmal Variyathodi with 2:59.05 that finished fifth at Budapest are fresh from two historic back-t...
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TOI Locker Room | Mirabai Chanu talks about life, weightlifting & much more | Latest Videos – Times of India Videos

Aug 10, 2023, 12:00PM ISTSource: TOI.inWe know Mirabai Chanu as the Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, but there's much more to know about India's weightlifting champion. And we try to know that in this episode of TOI Locker, where she sings, talks about Salman Khan, introduces her special friend on the training ground, and much more.!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; } (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n; n.push = n; n.loaded = !0; n.version = '2.0'; n.queue = []; t ...
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‘Manipur ki sabhi praja ko bacha lijiye’: Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu appeals to PM Modi, Amit Shah

Tokyo Olympics silver medal-winning weightlifter Mirabai Chanu posted an emotional appeal on social media to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to restore peace to her troubled home state of Manipur. “Manipur ki sabhi praja ko bacha lijiye, aur pehle jaise shanti laiye (Please save all the people of Manipur and restore peace in the state),” Mirabai said in a video she posted on her Instagram handle on Monday evening. “It will soon be three months since violence in Manipur started. The authorities are yet to restore peace. Because of the violence, a lot of athletes are unable to train and students are not able to focus on studies. Lots of people have lost their lives and many houses have been burnt down. Even though I am in USA training for the upcoming World...
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Mirabai Chanu will spearhead Indian campaign in World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh from Sept 4

Two-time medallist Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead the Indian challenge in the World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in September. Apart from Chanu (49kg), Commonwealth Games medallists Bindyarani Devi (55kg) and Achinta Sheuli (73kg), Shubham Todkar (61kg) and Narayana Ajith (73kg) will also compete in the world event. The same squad will be competing at the Asian Games, barring Todkar. It will be Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Chanu’s first competition since the Asian Championships in May, where she finished sixth. Chanu and Bindyarani is currently in St Louis, USA for a 65-day camp under Dr Aron Horschig, a former weightlifter-turned-physical therapist and strength and conditioning coach. “Mira is not injured, we are working on her strength here. She will...
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Mirabai Chanu to spearhead Indian campaign in World Weightlifting Championships | More sports News – Times of India

GREATER NOIDA: Two-time medallist Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead the Indian challenge in the World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in September.Apart from Chanu (49kg), Commonwealth Games medallists Bindyarani Devi (55kg) and Achinta Sheuli (73kg), Shubham Todkar (61kg) and Narayana Ajith (73kg) will also compete in the world event.The same squad will be competing at the Asian Games, barring Todkar.It will be Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Chanu's first competition since the Asian Championships in May, where she finished sixth.Chanu and Bindyarani is currently in St Louis, USA for a 65-day camp under Dr Aron Horschig, a former weightlifter-turned-physical therapist and strength and conditioning coach."Mira is not injured, we are working on her strength here...
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Mirabai Chanu finishes sixth at Asian Championships | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's Asian Championship campaign ended on a disappointing note as the 28-year-old finished sixth in the tournament in Jinju, Korea. The star Indian weightlifter and Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, Chanu faltered in snatch and chose not to make her last two clean and jerk attempts at the Championship.In the 49kg category, Chanu had a poor outing as she managed to lift 85kg in snatch and 109kg in clean and jerk for an overall effort of 194kg, a whopping 13kg less than her personal best of 207kg.Chanu started the snatch with an 85kg lift, which she executed perfectly.She then set a weight of 88kg as she attempted to match her personal best. The Manipuri, however, failed to heave the barbell in her next two attempts and had to be content with an 85kg tota...
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Earthquake bamboo bars and weighted jackets: Inside weightlifter Mirabai Chanu’s backbreaking workout routine

For a few fleeting seconds in December last year, as Mirabai Chanu hoisted an 87kg bar over her head and attempted to stand up to complete her final snatch attempt at the World Weightlifting Championships, her right leg seemed trapped under the combined weight of her body and the barbell. Her face gave away the strain her body was under. It felt imminent that she would drop the bar. Then, almost out of nowhere, her left leg shot ahead and stabilised her. In the next few seconds, Mirabai managed to salvage the lift, a feat that got even the technical officials to applaud. Mira went on to claim silver at the World Championships in Bogota, that 87kg final snatch attempt aiding her in putting a total of 200kg (113kg in clean and jerk). Had she dropped the third lift, she would have taken ho...
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Mirabai, Indian lifters aim at improving Olympic qualification ranking at Asian Championships | More sports News – Times of India

JINJU (Korea): Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead the Indian challenge at the Asian Championships but she is unlikely to attempt the much-awaited 90kg snatch lift here on Friday.The two-time Commonwealth Games champion had won silver in her last outing at the World Championship in December with an overall effort of 200kg (87kg +113kg).It was far from her personal best of 207kg (88kg+119kg) and this time too, the former world champion 49kg lifter is not expected to test her limits."Mira only has to participate here. We will take it easy," head coach Vijay Sharma told PTI."She will just participate and lift 85kg (snatch)...110kg (clean and jerk), totals that she can easily get," Sharma added.This means the wait for the coveted 90kg snatch ...
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Another year, another set of medals: Mirabai Chanu continues to rule Indian weightlifting | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The legend of Mirabai Chanu continued to grow as she added a second World Championships medal to her much-decorated trophy cabinet while other Indian lifters too revelled in the glory of a power-packed performance at the Commonwealth Games in 2022.They say winning is a habit and Mirabai has certainly made one.The lifter from Manipuri expectedly bossed the 49kg field at the Commonwealth Games to give India the first gold medal of the Birmingham edition.It was not a question of if, but the margin of gold medal win as Mirabai was assured of title the moment she entered the not-so-competitive field.Such was her domination that the second-place Mauritian Roilya Ranaivosoa finished 29 kgs behind her. It was Mirabai's third CWG medal and second consecutive gold.(Mirabai Chanu with C...