Sanjita Chanu won India’s second gold at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia on Friday and became only the second woman weightlifter ever from India to win gold at two different editions of the Commonwealth Games.
The 24-year-old weightlifter from Manipur had won gold at the 2014 Glasgow CWG in the 48 kg category and this year, she repeated her feat in the 53 kg category.
Chanu broke the Commonwealth Games record in the Snatch category by cleanly lifting 84 kg, which was 3 kg more than what her nearest rival managed. She thereby broke the record set by her compatriot Swarti Singh four years ago in Glasgow.
In the Clean and Jerk section, she lifted 104 kg and 108 kg in her first two attempts. Toa Dika Toua, from Papua New Guinea, lifted 102 kg in her first attempt and then failed a 109 kg lift in her second. The Indian then attempted 112 kg lift in her final attempt but failed to do so giving her competitor a chance to win. She had to lift 113 kg but couldn't do so and Sanjita Chanu became the second Indian to win gold at CWG 2018.
#GC2018Weightlifting #CHANU STORM hits Gold Coast!
— IOA - Team India (@ioaindia) April 6, 2018
2 Days, 2 Chanus, 2 Golds 🥇
So proud of our #Weighlifters @WeighliftingIN for bringing us such glory at the #GC2018 #CommonwealthGames #TeamIndia #Congratulations @Media_SAI @Ra_THORe @IndiaSports @GC2018 pic.twitter.com/03mOHOhnYD
On Thursday, Mirabai Chanu won in the 48 kg category by clinching a record, pulling off clean lifts in all her three attempts (80 kg, 84 kg, and 86 kg).
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