Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting final highlights, Commonwealth Games 2022: Mirabai wins gold medal for India with 201kg lift

Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting Final, Commonwealth Games 2022: Catch all the updates from the 49kg weightlifting final at the Birmingham CWG 2022 Games.

Mirabai Chanu wins India’s first gold medal at CWG 2022 in Birmigham on Saturday. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES

Follow the remaining updates from the night on our Day 2 blog.

WEIGHTLIFTING 49KG - CLEAN AND JERK UPDATES

• A last attempt for 115kg. Mirabai fails to complete her 115kg attempt but goes out in style with the GOLD!
• Mirabai powers herself to a successful 113kg lift, all too easy at the moment.
• Mirabai Chanu LIFTS 109kg and earns India its first gold medal!

Mirabai Chanu is here. She starts with a 109kg attempt.

• Loa Dika fails to lift 98kg and finishes fourth with 170.
• 19-year-old Kingsley fails to clear the 98kg lift with three reds from the judges.
• Canada’s Kaminski lifts 97kg and goes second with a total of 171.
• Marie Hanitra lifts 96kg to go top with a total of 172.
• Loa Dika successfully clears 96kg, joins Kingsley at the top.
• Nigeria’s Kingsley lifts 95kg in her second attempt and climbs to the top.
• Kaminski attempts 94 kg. Clears it successfully and moves to the second position.
• England’s Noorin Gulam fails to clear 93kg. She totals 161.
• Marie Hanitra lifts 93kg in her second attempt.
• PNG’s Loa Dika lifts 93kg in her first attempt.
• Mauritius’ Marie Hanitra errs in her first attempt at 92kg.
• England’s Noorin Gulam fails to clear 91kg in the second attempt.
• Nigeria’s Kingsley is up next. She clears 91kg in her first attempt with split decision.
• Canada’s Kaminski begins with a successful 91kg lift.
• Srimali fails to lift 90kg on her second attempt. An excruciating attempt but Srimali fails to latch onto the 90kg lift in her final attempt. She totals 152.
• England’s Noorin Gulam powers herself to an 88kg lift on the first attempt.
• Sri Lanka’s Srimali lifts 87kg in her first attempt.
• Wales’ Hannah Powell fails to lift 85kg in her first attempt. Misses the bar in the second attempt as well. Third time lucky, Hannah lifts 85kg in the final attempt. She totals 152.
• Ghana’s Ntumi fails to clear 79kg in her third attempt. She gets a total of 139.
• Ying Ying Chan fails to lift 78kg and finishes with a best of 76kg which takes her total to 137kg.
• Ghana’s Ntumi clears 76kg in her second attempt.
• Ying Ying Chan is back with a 76kg attempt. And she stretches to successfully lift 76kg - a personal best.
• Ghana’s Ntumi clears 73kg in her first attempt.
• Singapore’s Ying Ying Chan attempts 73kg. She completes a successful lift.
• Bangladesh’s Marjia Ekra fails horribly in her first clean and jerk attempt of 70kg.

WEIGHTLIFTING 49KG - SNATCH UPDATES

STANDINGS AFTER SNATCH - Top 6

Mirabai Chanu (India) - 88CR, GR

Marie Hanitra (Mauritius) - 76

Stella Kinglsey (Nigeria) - 75

Loa Dika (PNG) - 74

Hannah Kaminski (Canada) - 74

Noorin Gulam (England) - 73

• Mirabai is attempting a 90kg snatch in her last attempt. She nearly had it but fails to hold onto the snatch. Moves into the Clean and Jerk with a PB of 88kg.
• Mirabai is up for her next attempt. 88kg. SHE EQUALS THE SNATCH NATIONAL RECORD of 88kg with a successful lift!
• Mirabai Chanu begins with a 84kg snatch! Mirabai LIFTS 84kg in her first attempt and jumps to the top with ease.

Here comes Mirabai Chanu - the last lifter on the field!

• Canada’s Kaminski fails to clear her 76kg snatch. Mauritius’ Marie Hanitra snatches 76kg in her last attempt.
• Stella Kingsley of Nigeria takes the lead at 75kg!
• PNG’s Loa Dika successfully lifts 74kg to equal Kaminski in her last attempt.
• Canada’s Kaminski is back. She goes top with a 74kg snatch. England’s Noorin Gulam completes a 73kg snatch in her final attempt.
• Mauritius’ Marie Hanitra is back, attempting for a 73kg snatch. Another successful lift for Hanitra.
• Nigeria’s Stella Kingsley lifts 73kg in her second attempt.
• Canada’s Hannah Kaminski lifts 72kg in her first attempt.
• England’s Noorin Gulam is back. She clears 71kg in her second attempt.PNG’s Loa Dika breezes through a 71kg snatch in her second attempt.
• Mauritius’ Marie Hanitra snatches 71kg in her first attempt.
• Wales’ Hannah Powell is back and fails to lift 70kg in her last attempt. Nigeria’s Stella Kinglsey lifts 70kg in her first attempt.
• Sri Lanka’s Srimali is back. She fails to snatch 68kg in her last attempt, finishes with a best of 65kg.
• England’s Noorin Gulam is next. She clears 68kg in her first attempt as well. PNG’s Loa Dika completes a 68kg snatch with ease in her first attempt. Wales’ Hannah Powell is up next. She squanders her first attempt at 67kg. She is up for another go and clears 67kg in the 2nd attempt.
• Sri Lanka’s Srimali attempts 65kg in her first attempt - fails. She has another go. Srimali lifts 65kg in the 2nd attempt!
• Ghana’s Ntumi fails to lift 63kg in her second attempt. She achieves it in the third attempt.Ying Ying Chan of Singapore lifts in 61kg to achieve her personal best. Bangladesh’s Marika Ekra fails to snatch 60kg in her second attempt.
• Winnifred Ntumi of Ghana lifts 60kg in her first attempt.
• Ying Ying Chan of Singapore lifts 58kg in her second attempt. Mirabai Chanu will be the last to attempt the snatch.
• Bangladesh’s Marjia Ekra lifts 58kg in her first attempt.
• We begin with the Snatch. Ying Ying Chan of Singapore fails to clear her 57kg snatch first up.

8:13PM IST: Live visuals show Mirabai Chanu warming up ahead of the final.

8:10PM IST: Mirabai has a relatively easy field in place. Can she script history once again for India?

8:00PM IST: We are moments away from live action.

Mirabai at Commonwealth Games

2014 - Silver medal in 48 kg: Snatch - 75kg, Clean and Jerk - 95kg, Total - 170

2018 - Gold medal in 48 kg: Snatch - 86kg (CR GR), Clean and Jerk - 110kg (CR GR), Total - 196 (CR GR)

*CR - Commonwealth Record; GR - Games Record

Preview

Chanu will be facing a relatively easy field and would hope to defend her title. The Indian is way ahead of her competitors in terms of entry weight with a total of 205 kg. The nearest competitor has an entry weight 170 kg.

She had managed to lift a total of 196 kg in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, creating a Games record.

Interestingly, Mirabai Chanu’s entry total of 205 kg is higher than her total lift she managed at the Tokyo Olympics.

Given the entry weight, the Indian will have her eyes on completing a 90 kg snatch lift, bettering her tally of 87 kg in the 2020 summer games.

When and where to watch Mirabai Chanu event live?

The women’s 49kg weightlifting final will commence at 8 pm on Saturday, July 30. The 2022 Commonwealth Games will be live telecast on Sony Sports Network and streamed on Sony Liv.