Happy Birthday, champion: Mirabai Chanu

In the Manipur village of Nongpok Kakching, Mirabai Chanu was born

At the Commonwealth Games, she took home gold medals, one silver, and one bronze

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At the 2017 Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, Chanu took home the gold medal

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In the Asian and Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships, she won numerous medals

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A silver medal was earned by Mirabai Chanu at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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She accomplished the milestone at the Olympics as the first weightlifter from India

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The Clean & Jerk Olympic record is held by Mirabai Chanu (115kg)

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She has received the Khel Ratna and Padma Shri honours

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The most recent success of Mirabai Chanu occurred in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, where she successfully defended her title and took home a gold medal in the women's 49kg division

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In order to improve upon her silver medal from the previous competition, the lifter from Manipur will have her sights set on the Paris Olympics in 2024

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