Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu breaks own CWG record to win gold in women's 49 kg

One of India's premier medal hopes at the Commonwealth Games 2022, Mirabai Chanu secured the country's first gold medal in the CWG 2022 when she finished first in the women’s 49 kg weightlifting event in Birmingham on Saturday.
In the process, Mirabai defended her CWG crown and smashed the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games’ weightlifting record by lifting 201 kg. Notably, Chanu had won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2018 at Goldcoast and took a massive 12kg lead over her nearest opponent, courtesy of her second throw in the snatch round.