Chanu hailed
Source: The Sangai Express / PTI
Imphal, December 01 2017:
Governor Najma Heptulla today hailed Saikhom Mirabai Chanu’s gold-medal winning effort at the Weightlifting World Championship in Anaheim, USA .
Congratulating Mirabai, the Manipur Governor said the achievement indeed shows that the State which has a population of less than three million shows the tiny landlocked State is the powerhouse of sports in the country .
“With better training and exposure, sportspersons of her state can perform more,” Heptulla told PTI over phone .
Chanu lifted 85 kgs in snatch and 109 kgs in clean and jerk to total an impressive 194 kgs in the women’s 48 kg, in the process setting a new National record and becoming the first Indian in over two decades to claim gold in the tournament .
Speaker Yumnam Khemchand Singh has also hailed Saikhom Mirabai Chanu on her gold winning feat .
"It is by dint of your talent, strength or courage, that you achieved your ambition of winning the gold medal", the Speaker said in a press release .
Komrem Union, North East India, Shiv Sena Manipur State and United Veteran Football Association Manipur also lauded Mirabai Chanu for fetching the remarkable achievement.