Meerabai Chanu won the silver medal. (Photo-PTI)
Mirabai Chanu, World Weightlifting Championships 2025: India’s star weightlifter Meerabai Chanu, who won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, did wonders in Norway’s Ford. He created history by winning the silver medal in the 48 kg weight category of the World Weightlifting Championship 2025. Along with this, he also ended the three -year wait to win India’s medal in this championship. Although she missed the gold medal for just 12 kg, but still she has become the third Indian woman player to win the medal by lifting 199 kg in this championship.
Meerabai won such a silver medal
Meerabai Chanu In the 48 kg weight category, the silver medal was taken in the 48 kg weight category by lifting the weight of 199 kg (84 kg snatch + 115 kg Clean and Jerk). North Korea’s re -song Gum Gold Medal won. He loaded a total of 213 kg. The Thaanathan of China won the bronze medal. Chanu started well in snatch and successfully picked up the 84 kg weight.
However, in the next two attempts, she could not register valid efforts at 87 kg. His 84 kg weight was enough to give him a bronze medal in the snatch category. In Clean and Jerk, Meerabai started with 109 kg. After this, he took 112 kg and finally 115 kg, he won the silver medal. Along with this, he created history in the World Championship.
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Meerabai created history
Chanu has performed brilliantly at the World Championship. He won the gold medal in this championship in the year 2017. After this, he won the silver medal in this championship in the year 2022. Now he has won the medal in this championship for the third time.
Along with this, she is Kunjarani Devi (7) and Karnam Malleshwari (4) After more than two World Championships have become the third Indian weightlifter to win the medal. This is India’s 18th medal in the World Weightlifting Championship. It includes 3 gold, 10 silver and 5 bronze medals. All these medals have been won by women.
Gold won last month
Meerabai Chanu won the gold medal at the 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship held in Ahmedabad last month. He took the top position on the podium by lifting the 193 kg (84 kg snatch + 109 kg clean and jerk). This gold also gave him a chance to qualify directly for the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.