“Bhartiya Naari Sab par Bhaari,” said former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag, after India’s weightlifting superstar Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu made the entire nation proud with her exemplary performance on the second day of Commonwealth Games 2018 at Gold Coast City, in Queensland, Australia on Friday.
The 24-year-old weightlifter from the state of Manipur finished first in the women’s 53kg finals at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre while gifting India its second gold medal in 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Earlier, her heroics at the Glasgow CWG in women’s 48kg category had won her gold 4 years ago while this time she decided to break the existing CWG record with a lift of 84kg in the snatch category and 108 kg in clean-and-jerk to finish with a total of 192kg.
Second Gold for India, again by a Manipuri girl. Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu with a CWG record-breaking lift of 84 kgs in Weightlifting. Proud to be a Manipuri. pic.twitter.com/SMrggBS5jH
— Naorem Mohen (@laimacha) April 6, 2018
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Meanwhile, her competitor and defending champion Loa Dika Toua of Papua New Guinea was way behind her with a combined effort of 182 (80 in the snatch and 102 in clean & jerk) and had to settle with silver only while the bronze medalist, Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet from Canada finished with a total effort of 181kg (81 in snatch and 100 in clean & jerk).
Expressing her happiness after proving her critics wrong the CWG Gold medalist said, “It was months of pressure finally coming down. I am glad I could prove those wrong who were saying that I had no chance of a medal just because I came second in the Nationals.”
After her victory, Honourable Prime Minister of India, Mr.Narendra Modi, and Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar congratulated the Manipuri star on Twitter. Check out their tweets:
A second Gold for India! Congratulations to K Sanjita Chanu on winning the Gold Medal in the Women’s 53 kg weightlifting event. The nation is overjoyed by this exemplary performance: PM @narendramodi #GC2018 @GC2018 pic.twitter.com/nGcRymiry8
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 6, 2018
Golden start to the day!! Continuing from where she left off 4 years ago in Glasgow. Congratulations, Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu on giving ?? it's 2nd Gold Medal ? in the on-going #GC2018. Proud moment. pic.twitter.com/vcQfkIU77I
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 6, 2018
