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Indian Female Weightlifters
Indian Female Weightlifters are not lagging behind. They participated in many national and international championships.

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Indian Female WeightliftersIndian Female Weightlifters are qualified in many prestigious national and international level tournaments. Mirabai Chanu came up with a power-packed performance in 48kg, which is the true inspiration of many female weightlifters.

Ngangbam Soniya Chanu
Ngangbam Soniya Chanu was born on 15th February in the year 1980. She is an Indian Woman Weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the Women`s 48 kg category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Sanamacha Thingbaijani Chanu
Sanamacha Thingbaijani Chanu is an Indian weightlifter who competed in the women`s 53 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She originally finished fourth, but tested positive for a banned substance and was disqualified. She had also won three golds at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and was a part of the core team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games at New Delhi, during the trials for which, she was tested positive for methylhexanamine; a stimulant commonly used as a nasal decongestant. She was banned for eight years for her second doping offence.Indian Female Weightlifters

Yumnam Renu Bala Chanu
Yumnam Renu Bala Chanu was born on 2nd October 1986. She is an Indian Woman Weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the Women`s 58 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Yumnam Renu Bala Chanu defended her gold medal again at the 2010 Commonwealth Games at Delhi. The 24-year-old Guwahati-based Northeast Frontier Railway employee, Yumnam Renu Bala Chanu set a new Games snatch record with a lift of 90 kg in her final attempt. Yumnam Renu Bala Chanu added 107 kg to her snatch record to total 197 to win the gold medal for the second successive time

Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi
Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi is the most decorated Indian sportswoman in weightlifting.

Laishram Monika Devi
Indian Female WeightliftersLaishram Monika Devi is an Indian weightlifter from Manipur who won the silver medal in the Women`s 69 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Monika was originally part of the Indian squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics in women`s 68 kg category, but was dropped after the Weighlifting Federation stated that she was tested positive in a dope test, but the Prime Minister`s Office overruled this decision. But because the final list of participants had already been submitted to the Olympics officials, Monika could not take part in the Games.

Vandna Gupta
Vandna Gupta is an Indian weightlifter who was placed fourth in the women`s 63 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow.

Simple Kaur Bhumrah
Simple Kaur Bhumrah is an Indian weightlifter. She won the silver medal in the Women`s +75 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She has acted in Oye Jassie.

Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari is an Indian weightlifter who was placed fifth in the women`s 58 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow.

Pratima Kumari
Indian Female WeightliftersPratima Kumari is an Indian weightlifter. She is twenty-eight years old. She is a double gold medalist at the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002. She was subsequently suspended from international competition for a period of two years.

Karnam Malleswari
Karnam Malleswari is a retired Indian weightlifter. She won the world title in the 54 kg division in 1994 and 1995 and placed third in 1993 and 1996.

Santoshi Matsa
Santoshi Matsa is an Indian weightlifter who won the silver medal in the women`s 53 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow. Matsa had originally finished in bronze medal position, but the gold medal winner Chika Amalaha of Nigeria failed a drug test, elevating Matsa to silver medal position.

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
Indian Female WeightliftersSaikhom Mirabai Chanu is an Indian weightlifter who won silver medal in the women`s 48 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, where another Indian Khumukcham Sanjita won the gold medal. She hails from Manipur state of India

Geeta Rani
Geeta Rani is an Indian Weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the Women`s 75 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu
Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu is an Indian weightlifter who won gold medal in the women`s 48 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow. She hails from the state of Manipur.Indian Female Weightlifters

Swati Singh
Swati Singh is an Indian weightlifter who won the bronze medal in the women`s 53 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow. Singh had originally finished fourth but the gold medal winner Chika Amalaha of Nigeria failed a drug test, elevating Singh to bronze medal position.

Punam Yadav
Punam Yadav is an Indian weightlifter who won Bronze medal in the women`s 63 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, where Olauwatoyin Adesanmi of Nigeria won the gold medal.


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