India's Mirabai Chanu won the women's 49 kg weightlifting competition in Birmingham to give her country its first gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. With a total lift of 201 kg, the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, who was the clear favourite to win her division, lived up to the hype (snatch - 88kg; clean and jerk - 113 kg). She broke the category record for the Commonwealth Games with her score. In reality, Chanu owned the previous Games record thanks to a 191-kg lift that earned her the 48-kg gold medal at Gold Coast 2018. After Sanket Sargar's silver and Gururaja Poojary's bronze in the men's 55 kg and 61 kg events, respectively, this is India's third medal in Birmingham.
