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Mirabai Chanu reveals her simple diet of boiled chana and mushrooms: 'Sabko lagta hai weightlifters zyada khaate hongey'

January 06, 2026 10:36 pm

For weightlifters (like Chanu) who need maximum strength at minimum body weight, eating less means keeping calories tightly controlled so they don’t move into a heavier category.

Mirabai Chanu Saikhom of India competes during the women's 49kg weightlifting event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo)

Mirabai Chanu’s weight category dropped from Los Angeles Olympics: ‘Focus on Asian Games first,’ her team says

November 04, 2025 9:06 am

Sources in Mirabai’s entourage said the weight category change for the LA Olympics might not immediately impact the lifter, given that her first priority is the Asian Games next year.

Mirabai Chanu and her coach Vijay Sharma with the World Championship medals. Mirabai won a bronze in snatch and silver overall. (Photo via Special Arrangement)

How Mirabai Chanu, weighing 48kg, lifted iron twice her weight, 115kg, for a third World Championships medal: 'One of my best performances'

October 03, 2025 7:23 pm

Mirabai tallied a total of 199kg (84 in snatch and 115 in clean and jerk) to win her third World Championships medal, in addition to the gold and silver she won earlier. “I would rate this as one of my best performances,” Mirabai said.

'Losing that extra 1kg is a big deal’: Mirabai Chanu takes gold at Commonwealth Championship one year after Paris Olympics heartbreak

August 26, 2025 11:10 am

This wasn't about medalling but getting back to competition and readying herself for next month's world championship where she will contest in 48-kg category.

After completing her rehabilitation and working on her technique in snatch, Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu is ready for another shot at the elusive Asian Games medal. (AP Photo)

Mirabai Chanu's comeback trail: Change in snatch technique, challenge of ageing body, new weight category

July 09, 2025 10:19 am

Mirabai Chanu says her target is to lift 90 kilograms in the snatch.

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu misses bronze medal at Paris Olympics by a whisker, finishes fourth

August 08, 2024 6:59 pm

Mirabai Chanu, one of the favourites for a podium finish, missed it by one kilo as lifters from China, Hou Zhihui (total 206), Valentina Cambei (205, Romania) and Surodchana Khambai (200, Thailand) won medals.

Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting Live Score, Paris Olympics 2024 Women 49 kg Weightlifting Match: Mirabai Chanu is a leading contender for a podium finish

Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting Highlights, Paris Olympics Women's 49kg Final: Mirabai Chanu misses medal, finishes with total of 199kg

August 08, 2024 2:35 pm

Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting, Paris Olympics 2024 Women 49 kg Weightlifting Match: Mirabai Chanu became the latest addition to India's list of fourth-placed finishes.

Paris Olympics 2024 India Day 12 Live Updates: Vinesh Phogat, Mirabai Chanu, Avinash Sable and Jyothi Yarraji will be among the Indian stars in action in Paris on Wednesday.

Paris Olympics 2024 India, Day 12 Highlights: Mirabai Chanu finishes 4th; Vinesh disqualified; Avinash Sable 11th in 3000m steeplechase final

August 08, 2024 2:17 am

Paris Olympic 2024 India Day 12 Highlights: Follow the highlights of India's Paris Olympics with Vinesh Phogat, Mirabai Chanu, Avinash Sable, Jyothi Yarraji and more athletes in action on Wednesday.

Paris 2024 Olympics: India's schedule on Day 12

India at Paris Olympics 2024, Day 12 schedule: Vinesh Phogat eyes gold, Mirabai Chanu in medal contention, Antim Panghal begins campaign

August 06, 2024 11:43 pm

Avinash Sable reached his first Olympic final with a solid run, but will have to be at his absolute best to be in the mix in a high-quality final field.

Olympics: India’s top medal prospects for Paris 2024

July 26, 2024 10:47 am

Ahead of the Paris Olympics, The Indian Express lists events and individuals who hold the best chances of finishing on the podium

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Breakfast with Modi: Indian Olympians meet PM day after attending Independence Day celebrations

August 16, 2021 2:38 pm

A day after praising them from the ramparts of the Red Fort in his Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Indian athletes who participated in the Olympics and made India proud.

Mirabai Chanu wins Olympics silver: 'Been dreaming of this for the past five years'

July 24, 2021 8:44 pm

A confident smile never leaving her face, Mirabai Chanu ended India's over two-decade long wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics, clinching the 49kg category silver medal five years after leaving the same platform in tears following a disastrous debut.

Virat Kohli, Mirabai Chanu, other athletes conferred with Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards by President Ram Nath Kovind

September 28, 2018 7:23 am

Virat Kohli sent the shutterbugs into a clicking frenzy as he received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, sharing the country's highest sporting honour with world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.