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weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the first gold for India at the 21st edition of
the Commonwealth Games with a power-packed performance in the women's 48 kilogram
category in Gold Coast, Australia on 05 April 2018.
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| Mirabai Chani won the first Gold medal for India in CWG 2018. |
The
Manipuri powerhouse left the competition far behind by setting Games and
Commonwealth records in the snatch, clean and jerk as well as the total.
She
registered 86 kg in the snatch and 110 kg in clean and jerk for a total of 196
kg. Such was her dominance that she net a record record in each of her six
lifts in the competition.
The
reigning world champion thus obliterated the previous Games record of 175 kg
set by Nigeria's Augustina Nwaokolo at the 2010 edition by a considerable
distance.
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