Mirabai Chanu won India’s first gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games by clinching the title in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event.
Chanu set the Games record in snatch (88kgs), clean and jerk (113kgs) and overall total (201kgs) to win her second Commonwealth Games gold medal.
Chanu’s 201kgs total was 29kgs higher than silver medal winner Marie Ranaivosoa of Mauritius who lifted 172kgs total (76kgs snatch and 96kgs C&J). Canada’s Hannah Kaminski took bronze with a total lift of 171kgs (74kgs snatch and 97kgs C&J).
Here are some reactions to Mirabai’s gold medal.
Lifting 201kg never felt easy but thanks to the love and wishes of billions back home, every challenge is just an attempt away. 🇮🇳#WeAreTeamIndia #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/GnyaftZkpv
— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) July 30, 2022
Goosebumps!! #mirabai you are just pure #Gold 🥇
— Neha Aggarwal Sharma OLY (@nehaaggarwal) July 31, 2022
Love her smile and her excitement, shows how much this means to her! #CWG2022India #B2022 #India @mirabai_chanu https://t.co/NhFdgC27qw
Superd..First Gold #CWG2022 @mirabai_chanu pic.twitter.com/dsw79EbNus
— M C Mary Kom OLY (@MangteC) July 30, 2022
@mirabai_chanu - Pushing her own boundaries! Absolute superstar 🌟 #CommonwealthGames2022 #weightlifting
— Shikha Pandey (@shikhashauny) July 30, 2022
India’s first medal at #Tokyo2020 and now India’s first Gold Medal at @birminghamcg22. @mirabai_chanu continues to inspire us through her performances, defending her CWG title from the last edition! 👏🏽🥇🏋🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/icYo0zHDr3
— Deepa Malik PLY (@DeepaAthlete) July 30, 2022
Lift 🏋🏽♀️ Namaste 🙏🏽 Smile 😊
— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) July 30, 2022
Mirabai Chanu retains her title at Commonwealth Games 2022 with the GOLD medal🥇 #B2022 pic.twitter.com/wWyZSDWnyo
What a day for weightlifting in India! We have won three medals and all three of different colors.
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) July 30, 2022
Congratulations to Sanket Sargar 🥈, P Gururaja 🥉 and @mirabai_chanu 🥇 for the medal haul. You make us proud. 🇮🇳#CWG2022 pic.twitter.com/5cUeamKTq6
Mirabai. Literally lifting spirits! What an absolute jewel of Indian sport!#CWG2022
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) July 30, 2022
Pretty cool to see Mirabai in action in the flesh today. At a completely different level from the field. The Welsh journo sitting next to me was in complete awe. So awesome that such an athlete is one of ours. pic.twitter.com/3tCBuhXHrP
— Snehal Pradhan (@SnehalPradhan) July 30, 2022
Mirabai Chanu does the expected and get Gold with Games records. She will be happy at getting that Snatch right before backing it up with a good Clean & Jerk. https://t.co/aLzX7JvsN9
— G Rajaraman (@g_rajaraman) July 30, 2022
She came, she saw, she took the Gold. @mirabai_chanu reigns again
— Digvijay Singh Deo (@DiggySinghDeo) July 30, 2022
Mirabai Chanu wins India's first GOLD medal at #CWG2022 with a total lift of 201 kg. Way ahead of the rest of the field today, she shows where she belongs in Paris 2024. pic.twitter.com/lShQEeOy3x
— Susan Ninan (@ninansusan) July 30, 2022
Wow! @mirabai_chanu. Different league.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 30, 2022
Mirabai comes when all others are gone... She asks for 109kg which will give her gold and record #Birmingham2022 ...... and she gets it.... GOLD and RECORD
— V Krishnaswamy (@Swinging_Swamy) July 30, 2022
#B2022 #Weightlifting
— Vinayakk (@vinayakkm) July 30, 2022
India's first gold medal at CWG 2018
India's first medal at Tokyo 2020
India's first gold medal at CWG 2022
I think it's pizza time for Mirabai Chanu once again :) https://t.co/X0qDaWMJtJ pic.twitter.com/3VS8Si65wy
Just how easy did @mirabai_chanu make that look … Just too good.
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) July 30, 2022
Facts. @mirabai_chanu #MirabaiChanu pic.twitter.com/5msTuQag7Q
— Abhishek Tripathi (@abhithecomic) July 30, 2022
👑 MIRACLE CHANU!
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) July 30, 2022
📸 Getty • #mirabaichanu #B2022 #CWG2022 #weightlifting #TeamIndia #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/exrK7exRRp
The Queen's Priceless Smile 😍😍@mirabai_chanu #Cheer4India 🇮🇳#India4CWG2022#B2022 pic.twitter.com/Yt4CuUV5vY
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 30, 2022
𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝘽𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙞𝙠𝙝𝙤𝙢 𝙈𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙞 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙪
— Olympic Khel (@OlympicKhel) July 30, 2022
Walk in with swagger 🚶🏽♀
Lift like a boss, equal personal best 🏋🏽
Smile and bow 🙏🏽
Wear the gold 🥇#IndiaAtB2022 | #B2022 | @mirabai_chanu | @WeAreTeamIndia pic.twitter.com/ZaorfkeNGE
#CWG2022 #B2022
— The Field (@thefield_in) July 30, 2022
🇮🇳 @mirabai_chanu was visibly emotional during the national anthem. Another memorable day for her. 🥇
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Mirabai Chanu, take a bow! https://t.co/FDNb2TsA1D
— Dilip Unnikrishnan (@DilipUnnikrishn) July 30, 2022
She knew her only competition was against herself. And so #MirabaiChanu set her sights on breaking her own world records. She didn't get that far, but did manage to set new #CommonwealthGames2022 records and win India's first gold at #B2022 @thefield_in https://t.co/BeLKvkZfDj
— Shahid Judge (@shahidthejudge) July 30, 2022
#CWG2022 #Weightlifting
— Samreen (@SamreenRazz) July 30, 2022
Humble in her celebration at that achievement and sweet as hell....after a dominant show like that, setting GRs as she went along! Stuff of Champions 🥇https://t.co/YU2nETtgsC pic.twitter.com/QuTosd3GUH
The exceptional @mirabai_chanu makes India proud once again! Every Indian is delighted that she’s won a Gold and set a new Commonwealth record at the Birmingham Games. Her success inspires several Indians, especially budding athletes. pic.twitter.com/e1vtmKnD65
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 30, 2022