A file photo of weightlifter Mirabai Chanu. India won its first weightlifting World Championships gold medal since 1995 . Photo: ReutersAnaheim, California: India won its first weightlifting World Championships gold medal since 1995 when Mirabai Chanu defeated the Thai favourite Thunya Sukcharoen in the women’s 48kg on Wednesday. India’s last World Championships winner was Karnam Malleswari, who in 2000 became the country’s first female Olympic medallist in any sport. In the 56kg weight class Vietnam’s Thach Kim, who had finished on the podium behind the North Korean Om Yun-chol in the past three World Championships, lifted 279kg to beat compatriot Tran Le Quoc and Thailand’s Witoon Mingmoon.

Source: Mint November 30, 2017 07:18 UTC