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Mirabai Chanu gifts signed jersey to Union Minister Kiren Rijiju after CWG glory

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Mirabai Chanu Gifts Signed Jersey To Union Minister Kiren Rijiju After CWG 2026 Glory

By IANS News August 03, 2026 • 13:10 PM View: 206

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju: Indian star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu Saikhom and the chief national weightlifting coach paid a visit to Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju and gifted him a jersey signed by the Indian weightlifting contingent after winning her third gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist dominated the 48kg women's field to win gold. She set a Commonwealth Games record in the snatch by lifting 85 kg, then bombed another Games record of 105 kg in the clean & jerk to complete a hat-trick of Commonwealth golds for the Indian.

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