Merabai Chanu claims second gold in weightlifting at Commonwealth games

Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu won gold in the women’s 53 kilogram category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday.

The Manipuri star lifted a total of 192 kg which included a CWG record of 84 kg in the snatch and 108 kg in clean and jerk. Defending champion Loa Dika Toua of Papua New Guinea was a distant second with 182 kg while New Zealand’s Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet took bronze with 181 kg.

This was India’s second gold at this year’s CWG. Fellow Manipuri weightlifter Mirabai Chanu had won gold with spectacular record breaking attempts in the women’s 48 kg on Thursday.

Sanjita was by far the most dominant competitor in both snatch and clean jerk.