Commonwealth Games 2018: 11 medallists from Gold Coast who would've made the cut in Rio 

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11. Mirabai Chanu, 48 Kg Women's Weightlifting

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Weightlifting - Commonwealth Games Day 1
Weightlifting - Commonwealth Games Day 1

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.

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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.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram
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