“Golden Trio”: Mirabai Chanu’s Photo with CWG Medalists Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli Goes Viral. Mirabai Chanu posted a photo with gold medalists Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli on Wednesday.
The Indian weightlifting team has won the most medals at the ongoing Commonwealth Games. Moreover, Sanket Sargar brought home the first medal for the country, a silver medal, and Mirabai Chanu won a gold medal on the same day. Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli also won gold medals, bringing joy to the entire country.
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“Golden Trio”: Mirabai Chanu’s Photo with CWG Medalists
Mirabai Chanu posted a photo with gold medalists Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli on Wednesday. “The golden trio,” she captioned the post.
— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) August 3, 2022
So far, the post has received over 39,000 likes and 2000 retweets.
Mirabai Chanu lifted 201 kg to win the gold medal in the women’s 49kg category at the Commonwealth Games.
Lalrinnunga, on the other hand, made history by winning a gold medal in the men’s 67 kg category with a record-breaking combined lift of 300 kg.
Sheuli, the 20-year-old winner of the yellow metal, also had broken the Games record by lifting a total of 313kg.
It’s worth noting that the youngster set two Games records in the Snatch round, lifting 140kg and also 143kg. Following that, he lifted 166kg and 170kg in the clean and jerk round to set a Games record for overall weight.
In addition, India has won 18 medals, including five gold, in the ongoing Commonwealth Games. They are currently ranked seventh in the medal count.
