Mirabai Chanu leads India weightlifting team to Glasgow

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Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Mirabai Chanu will spearhead India’s weightlifting contingent at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, competing in the women's 48kg category alongside past medallists Bindyarani Devi (58kg) and Harjinder Kaur (69kg). The men's side is led by Birmingham bronze medallist Lovepreet Singh (+110kg) and includes three Commonwealth debutants: Rishikanta Singh (60kg), Ajaya Babu (79kg) and Dilbag Singh (94kg). The weightlifting competition runs July 26–30 at the SEC Armadillo, and the squad will hold a conditioning camp in Birmingham before travelling to Glasgow on July 23. India enters with recent strong results, topping the weightlifting medal table in 2018 and 2022.

India fields experienced lifters led by Mirabai Chanu