Snippets of Information
Sports - Athletics
* 30 Aug 25 (Mirabai Chanu - Weightlifting)
Mirabai Chanu won gold at the 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships on August 25, 2025.
With a combined lift of 193 kg - 84 kg in snatch and 109 kg in clean
and jerk - she didn’t just win the medal, she also set new Commonwealth
records in all three categories.
Mirabai’s journey has been one of resilience. From carrying firewood in
her village of Nongpok Kakching in Manipur to carrying India's Olympic
hopes on her shoulders, she has shown what determination looks like. In
2021, she donned another role - as the Additional Superintendent of
Police (Sports) in the Manipur Police. For her, that uniform is more
than a title. It is a tribute to her parents, who sacrificed everything
for her dream.
Source: Mirabai Chanu's Golden Comeback: "My Family's Cheers Gave Me Power" by Srishti MS, mynation.com, 28 Aug 2025
Despite recurring injuries and physical ailments, Mirabai Chanu
went on to secure a Gold medal at the 2017 World Weightlifting
Championships, the first gold medal for India in the 2018 Commonwealth
Games, and a silver medal for India at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. That
feat made her the second Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in
weightlifting, since Karnam Malleswari’s bronze in the Sydney Games in
2000.
One particular hip injury that Mirabai Chanu suffered during the
Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, turned out to be a physical and
professional setback for her. She missed a medal at the Paris Olympics
2024, finishing fourth in the 49 kg category.
She was awarded the Padma Shri and Khel Ratna Award by the Government of India in 2018.
Source: Mirabai Chanu once thought about quitting weightlifting: I was broken after Rio Olympics 2016 byRadhika Bhirani, 29 Aug 2025
* 29 Aug 25
Nineteen Indians have qualified for the World Athletics Championships, set to be held in Tokyo from September 13-21.
World Athletics, the global body running the sport, released the final
list of qualified athletes on Wednesday. Athletics Federation of India
will soon confirm the final squad which will travel to the Japanese
capital.
List of Indian athletes who have qualified for World Athletics Championships
1. Wild card
Neeraj Chopra - Men’s Javelin Throw (Defending Champion)
2. By meeting entry standard
Praveen Chithravel - Men’s Triple Jump
Gulveer Singh - Men’s 5000m
Avinash Sable - Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
Parul Chaudhary - Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
3. Through World Rankings
Animesh Kujur - Men’s 200m
Annu Rani - Women’s Javelin Throw
Sachin Yadav - Men’s Javelin Throw
Yash Vir Singh - Men’s Javelin Throw
Ankita Dhyani - Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
Murali Sreeshankar - Men’s Long Jump
Abdulla Aboobacker - Men’s Triple Jump
Sarvesh Kushare - Men’s High Jump
Nandini Agasara - Heptathlon
Pooja - Women’s 1500m
Servin Sebastian - Men’s 20km Race Walk
Akshdeep Singh - Men’s 20km Race Walk
Ram Baboo - Men’s 35km Race Walk
Priyanka Goswami - Women’s 35km Race Walk
Source: Rankings for World Athletics Championships 2025 released:
Which Indians have qualified for Tokyo?, sportstar.thehindu.com, 27 Aug
25
* 29 Aug 2025 (Neeraj Chopra - Javelin)
Neeraj Chopra, the Indian Olympic gold medallist
and world champion reclaimed the No. 1 position from Grenada’s Anderson
Peters after a dominant run on the 2025 international circuit.
Chopra had lost the top spot to Peters in September 2024, shortly after
securing a silver medal at the Paris Olympics with a throw of 89.45m.
Since then, the 26-year-old has staged a remarkable comeback, driven by
consistent performances and landmark wins across events.
According to the latest update by World Athletics, Chopra now holds 1,445 ranking points,
surpassing Peters’ 1,431. Germany’s Julian Weber, who recorded the best
throw of 2025 so far with a 91.06m effort at the Doha Diamond League,
is ranked third with 1,412 points, while Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem sits
at No. 4 with 1,370 points. Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch, the Tokyo
silver medallist, rounds off the top five.
Source: Neeraj Chopra’s ascent to No. 1: Unbeaten streak &
90m throw propel him back to the top, economictimes.indiatimes.com
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