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Former world weightlifting champion Mirabai Chanu nominated for Arjuna Award

The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) has nominated former World champion Mirabai Chanu for the Arjuna Award. The athlete had already won the Khel Ratna in 2018 even before getting the Arjuna Award.

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The Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) has nominated former World champion Mirabai Chanu for the Arjuna Award. The athlete had already won the Khel Ratna in 2018 even before getting the Arjuna Award.

In the same year, she was also given the Padma Shri – country’s fourth-highest civilian award.

After winning the 2018 CWG gold, Chanu claimed gold medals in three Olympic qualifying events — EGAT Cup, Commonwealth championships and Qatar Cup — last year.

In September last year, Chanu breached the 200 kg mark at the world championships and improved her personal best in all the three sections. She lifted a total of 201 kg including 87 kg in snatch followed by 114kg in clean and jerk.

The IWLF has also recommended the names of 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallists RV Rahul and Punam Yadav for the Arjuna Award.

The 23-year-old Rahul has won two Commonwealth Championships gold medals, a gold at the 2018 CWG and several medals at the junior circuit as well.

As for Punam, she is a 2018 CWG gold medallist and a silver medallist at the Commonwealth Senior Weightlifting Championships

The last weightlifter to have won the Arjuna Award was two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sathish Sivalingam in 2015.

 

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