The full story of Mirabai Chanu CWG Gold

Mirabai Chanu won her record-extending third consecutive CWG gold in Glasgow, becoming the most successful weightlifting athlete in CWG history.

She declared the upcoming Asian Games in Aich-Nagoya, Japan, a 'make-or-break' moment as she aims for her first Asiad medal.

She resumed training the day after her CWG victory, having missed the Asian Championships due to a shoulder injury sustained at the National Championships in February.

Despite her long career, Mirabai has never won an Asian Games medal, citing injuries as the reason for past misses.

Indian athletes from the 2026 Commonwealth Games returned home.

Weightlifters Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and Lovepreet Singh were among the first batch.

The athletes received a heroes' welcome upon arrival.

Mirabai Chanu won her third successive Commonwealth Games gold in weightlifting.

She is now focusing on the Asian Games to win the one major medal missing from her collection.

The Olympic silver medallist has already started training for the event.

Mirabai Chanu won the 48kg gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, her third straight CWG gold.

She is the 2021 Tokyo Olympics silver medallist and former world champion.

The Asian Games is the only major medal missing from her cabinet; she finished fourth at Hangzhou 2023.

Mirabai and coach Vijay Sharma will start training in Modinagar within days for the Asian Games in Japan from September 19 to October 4.

Her Asiad ambition is to beat Chinese and North Korean lifters, particularly Ri Song-gum, who won the last two titles.