National weightlifting championship

National Weightlifting Championships: Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu gave an outstanding performance at the National Weightlifting Championship 2026 with three national records in the women’s 48kg category on Wednesday.

Competing in the new weight class, Mirabai achieved a total lift of 205kg, setting new national records in the snatch, clean and jerk, and overall total. The 31-year-old lifted 89kg in the snatch and then followed it with a strong 116kg in the clean and jerk, easily securing the gold medal.

Mirabai’s total weight lifted improved by a massive 6kg from her previous best of 199 kg (at the 2022 World Championship in Forde - silver medal) to 205 kg at the World Championships in December 2023. At the 2022 World Championships she had previously held the national clean and jerk record of 115 kg and total of 199 kg (at that competition) in the 48kg category.