Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu
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| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||
| Born |
2 January 1994 Manipur, India | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) (2014) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) (2014) | ||||||||||||
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 India | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 48 kg | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu (born 2 January 1994) is an Indian weightlifter who won gold medal[1] in the women's 48 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow.[2] She hails from the state of Manipur.
Background
Sanjita took up the sport of weightlifting in 2006 in Manipur. She considers pioneering weightlifter and fellow Manipuri, Kunjarani Devi, her hero.[3]
Career
2014
Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu won a gold in women's 48kg weightlifting[4] to open India's medal account on the opening day of the competition in the 20th Commonwealth Games. She started on 72 kg and then straightaway lifted 77 kg, not dropping any weight in snatch. Sanjita won with a total lift of 173 kg (77+96). Sanjita's total of 173 kg missed the Games record (held by the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo) by two kilograms. Sanjita's 77 kg effort in snatch however equalled Nwaokolo's Commonwealth Games record.[5]
References
- ↑ "'Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2014'". zeenews.com. July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
Sanjita Khumukcham wins India's first gold medal
- ↑ "Associated Press". The Times of India. July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
Sanjita Chanu wins Gold
- ↑ "'Sanjita Khumukcham profile'". Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Sanjita Chanu Wins Gold Medal for India In Weightlifting". India Today. July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
CWG 2014
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014: India bag 7 medals on day 1, Sanjita won gold". Patrika Group (25 July 2014). Retrieved 25 July 2014.