Mirabai Chanu

• 17 Apr 2025

On 15th April 2025, Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu and Commonwealth Games gold medallist S. Sathish Kumar were elected chairperson and vice-chairperson, respectively, of the Athletes’ Commission of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF).

• At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Mirabai became the first Indian weightlifter to win a silver medal.
• Her personal best in the total lift is 205kg — 86kg in snatch and 119kg in clean and jerk — which also stands as the national record.
• She holds the national record in snatch as well, with a lift of 88kg.