Key Achievement
- This time, Indian weight metal athlete Mirabai Chanu silvered in the 48 kg women event at the 2025 World weightlifting championships in Førde, Norway.
- This is a great and successful return to the international competition.
Record-Breaking Performance
- Chanu achieved Indian National Records in the Clean and Jerk as well as the Total Lift.
- Her Clean and Jerk attempt of 115 kg is now the national standard of Clean and Jerk and her Total Lift of 199 kg is now the national standard of Total Lift.
Medal Standings and Competition.
- Gold: Ri Song-gum (North Korea) Total Lift 213 kg.
- Silver: Mirabai Chanu (India) with an overall Lift of 199 kg.
- Bronze: Thanyathon Sukcharoen (Thailand) Total Lift 198 kg.
Gold Medalist World Record.
- Ri Song-gum, a gold medalist made history by breaking new World Records in all three parts:
- Snatch: 91 kg
- Clean & Jerk: 122 kg
- Total Lift: 213 kg
Meaning to Mirabai Chanu.
- It is the third world weightlifting championships that she has won.
- The win makes her the leading weightlifting athlete in the whole world of India.
Month: Current Affairs - October 08, 2025
Category: SPORTS NEWS