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WATCH: Mirabai Chanu lifts 109 kg to win India’s first gold medal at CWG 2022

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27-year-old Mirabai Chanu won India’s first gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in the women's 49 kg category final on Saturday with a final lift of 109 kg that put her way ahead of her rivals.</p>
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Take a bow 🙇‍♂️ <a href="https://twitter.com/mirabai_chanu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mirabai_chanu</a> !!<br />
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1st gold🥇medal for India 🇮🇳 in CWG 2022<br />
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What an incredible performance !!!<br />
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When ur your only competition as fight for silver medal 🥈was intense!<br />
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Next stop Olympics 2024 Gold🥇<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MirabaiChanu?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MirabaiChanu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CWG2022?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CWG2022</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CommonwealthGames22?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CommonwealthGames22</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/weightlifting?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#weightlifting</a> <a href="https://t.co/MTEEfziBnx">pic.twitter.com/MTEEfziBnx</a></p>
— Soug (@sbg1936) <a href="https://twitter.com/sbg1936/status/1553422232294002690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
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This is the second time she has clinched the gold after having won at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.</p>
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The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist appeared to be quite confident as the video clip  shows her making the final clean and jerk lift of 109 kg without a fuss. </p>

IN Bureau

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