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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many Mirabai Chanu lifts to win gold medal at 2017 World Weightlifting Championships?
A
194 kgs
B
154 kgs
C
250 kgs
D
380 kgs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mirabai lifted 87kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk to total 200kg and win her second medal in the World championships. She had taken the gold in 48kg with an aggregate of 194kg in Anaheim in 2017. She had finished fourth in 49kg with 201kg in Pattaya in 2019.

Detailed explanation-2: -In that period, Karnam Malleswari won two gold medals and two bronze at the world championships. Over the next two decades, India had a barren run at the World Weightlifting Championships. Mirabai Chanu’s gold medal in 2017, however, provided India with a much-awaited breakthrough.

Detailed explanation-3: -Heading into the competition at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Solihull, Mirabai Chanu was the outright favourite to win her division and lived up to the billing with a total lift of 201kg (snatch – 88kg; clean and jerk – 113 kg).

Detailed explanation-4: -Seven world championship silver medals and two Asian Games bronze make Kunjarani Devi one of the most decorated women weightlifters in India.

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