Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam (born 27 January 1999) is an Indian weightlifter who competes in the 55 kg weight class.
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| Full name | Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 1999 Imphal West, Manipur, India[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 55 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe won gold at the 2019 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships[2] and silver at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships.[3] She also won gold in clean and jerk at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships.[4]
She won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games with a total lift of 202 kg. She also broke Games record and national record in clean and jerk by lifting 116 kg.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022 squad: Full list of athletes in Indian weightlifting team". Sportstar. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Sapam, Robert (9 July 2019). "Manipur lifters bag three gold in Samoa event". The Telegraph. India. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship: Bindyarani Devi Wins Silver In Women's 55kg Category". NDTV. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "World Weightlifting Championships 2021: India's Bindyarani Devi wins clean and jerk gold". Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Bindyarani Devi Wins Silver Medal in Women's 55kg Weightlifting; Creates CWG Record in Clean And Jerk". News18. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
External links
edit- Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
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