Saikhom Mirabai Chanu

Firstpost Spodcast Episode 4: Dinesh Karthik's aggressive knock, Chris Froome's fumble and more on our daily sports podcast

India's tour game against Essex, the 17th stage of Tour de France, Serena Williams' complaint against constant dope tests as well as Saikhom Mirabai Chanu's gradually easing back pain — we discuss all this and more on Spodcast, Firspost's daily sports podcast.

Weightlifters Mirabai Chanu, P Gururaja put India on seventh place on opening day of Commonwealth Games

Catch some of India's best photo moments of the action that unfolded on opening day of Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast

Commonwealth Games 2018: India's Saikhom Mirabai Chanu confident of winning gold in weightlifting

India's top weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will start as overwhelming favourite to clinch the top prize in women's 48kg category at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast next month.

Commonwealth Games 2018: Mirabai Chanu will look to change colour of medal at Gold Coast event

The World Championship gold made Mirabai a name to reckon with and added credence to the belief that she was a bright medal prospect in events like Commonwealth Games,

Mirabai Chanu says she 'thought of giving up' weightlifting after Rio Olympics failure

Looking back at her Rio Games performance, Chanu said the big stage got to her and she became nervous when her turn came as an Olympic medal slipped through her fingers.

Mirabai Chanu says winning gold at World Weightlifting Championships has made missing her sister's wedding worth it

Imphal's Saikhom Mirabai Chanu lifted 85kg in snatch and 109kg in clean and jerk to total an impressive 194kg in the women's 48kg to pick up a rare honour for India on Thursday.

Rio Olympics 2016: Indian weightlifting campaign ends as Sathish Sivalingam crashes out

India's weightlifting campaign at the Rio Olympics ended in disappointment with Sathish Kumar Sivalingam finishing fourth in the men's 77kg event Group B category in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.

Rio 2016: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu backs federation, coach after disappointing Olympics exit

Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, who had put up a highly disappointing performance at the Rio Olympics, has defended the federation and her coach after they came under criticism in the wake of her flop show.

Rio Olympics 2016, Day 1 India Highlights: Hockey, rowing give hope; tennis, shooting disappoint

The opening day of Rio Olympics 2016 brought mixed fortunes for India. Here are all the hits and missed from Day one.

Rio Olympics 2016: India’s Saikhom Mirabai Chanu fails to complete weightlifting event

India's Saikhom Mirabai Chanu put up a highly disappointing performance at the Rio Olympics as she could not get an overall total in women's 48kg after failing to lift the weight in any of her three attempts in clean & jerk section.