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| CWG-2022: Bindyarani Devi clinches silver medal at Birmingham Commonwealth Games |
CWG-2022: Bindyarani Devi clinches silver medal at Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games 2022: Indian Weightlifter Bindyarani Devi clinched a silver medal in the women’s 55kg at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (CWG 2022). Bindyarani lifted a total weight of 202kg (86kg+116kg).
About Commonwealth Games 2022 Silver Medalist Bindyarani Devi
It was less than a decade back that Manipur's Bindyarani Devi started Weightlifting in the year in her hometown Imphal. In less than 3 years of taking up the sport she was selected for training at Sports Authority of India's (SAI) National Centre of Excellence(NCoE) in Imphal and there was no turning back from there.
After 3 years of constant training and hard work at NCOE Imphal, Bindyarani Devi was selected for the Indian National Camp in SAI's Patiala Regional Centre in the year 2019.
Weightlifter Bindyarani Devi Achievements
Over the years Bindyarani Devi has won many international events including a Gold Medal in Commonwealth Senior Championship 2019, a Silver at the same event in the year 2021, but her biggest International achievement came on the night of July 30th when Bindyarani Devi won the Silver medal in the 55kg event of Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic
- Full name: Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam
- Born: 27 January 1999; Manipur, India
- Sport: Weightlifting
- Event(s): 55 kg
Bindyarani Devi Medal record in Women's Weightlifting
- Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022: Silver medal
- Apia Championships 2019: Gold medal
- Tashkent Championships 2021: Silver medal
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