Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu expectedly won the gold medal with a total lift of 191 kgs in the women’s 49kg weightlifting competition at the 36th National Games here on Friday.

Mirabai, who had claimed the Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham in August, walked away with the title after lifting 84kg in snatch and 107 kgs in clean & jerk.

Participating in her second National Games, Mirabai revealed that she was nursing an injury in her left wrist, due to which she didn’t go for her third attempts in both sections.

She said that her left wrist was injured during training at NIS, Patiala and she did not want to risk it further before the World Championships in December.

Mirabai added that representing Manipur at the National Games was a proud moment, but the feeling doubled when she was asked to lead the contingent at the opening ceremony.

Happy on winning gold medal in the 36th National Games 2022 in Gujarat. pic.twitter.com/AKTBQBni6f

— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) September 30, 2022