Indian weightlifting icon Mirabai Chanu won the first gold for the country in the ongoing Commonwealth Games by clinching the top medal in the women’s 49kg weightlifting final.

She had also won the gold medal in the Gold Coast games four years ago.

This time, Chanu lifted  201kgs (88kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk) by setting a games record.

India won three medals in weightlifting today.

Dominating the proceedings in the sports, Sanket Sargar won silver and Gururaj Poojary had claimed bronze in their respective events earlier in the day.

Marie Hanitra Roilya of Mauritius won the silver medal with 172kg (76kg + 96kg) while Canada’s Hannah Kaminski bagged the bronze with 171kg (74kg+ 97kg).

The 27-year-old Chanu’s 88kg lift in the snatch round is a CWG record and equaled her personal best.

The 113kg lift in the clean and jerk round is also a Games record.

The previous Games record was held by Chanu herself courtesy a 191kg lift which brought her the 48kg gold medal at Gold Coast 2018.

She began her title CWG defence with a 84kg effort.

She then attempted 88kg in her second try to match her personal best. Her third attempt, a crack at 90kg, however, was unsuccessful.

In the clean and jerk, the Manipuri lifter recorded 109kg in her first attempt and shattered both the Games and Commonwealth record to secure the gold. A lift of 113kg in her second attempt saw her extend the winning margin.

This was the third successive medal for Chanu at the CWG. She has won silver at Glasgow 2014 and won gold at Gold Coast 2018.