11. Mirabai Chanu, 48 Kg Women's Weightlifting
Ad

We finish with the woman who started it all - Mirabai Chanu. Chanu became the first Indian to grab a Gold at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games when she lifted a total of 192 Kg in her weight category. Chanu broke six Games Records, 3 Snatch and 3 Clean and Jerk on her way to the ultimate prize. Such was her domination that she was able to outlift the Gold medallist of the next weight category by 4 Kg.
Ad
Chanu suffered a major disappointment in Rio, two years ago, when she failed to even register a score on the board.
However, Chanu shrugged off her disappointment, going on to lift 196 Kg, a lift which would have seen her rank 2nd at the Rio Olympics, winning her a Silver medal.
Edited by Arvind Sriram