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Commonwealth Games 2018 Live Updates: Weightlifting 48 Kg Women's Finals: Mirabai Chanu fighting for Gold

Chanu represents India in the Women's 48kg category. The competition starts at 9.30 am
Updated: 05 April 2018 11:35 IST - Published: April, 05 2018 08:39 AM IST
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Complete domination by Mirabai Chanu here! She goes for 110kgs in her 3rd attempt, and barely breaks sweat, as she breaks the Commonwealth Games record for the sixth time on a single day!
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Its cakewalk for Mirabai Chanu, as she lifts 107kgs!
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And the moment is here. Mirabai Chanu with the gold medal attempt! 103kgs, and she gets the gold medal, as she breaks yet another Commonwealth record!
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She comes in for a 3rd attempt, lifts it cleanly, but she swivels on her feet, and drops it. Braddock is absolutely distraught after that attempt.
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Amanda Braddock goes for the 93 kg lift, but fails on both attempts. One more attempt left for her to get a medal!
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Gomes goes for 90kgs, but she lets it go very soon. She gets a total tally of 155 kg.
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Now Toua sneaks up to the 3rd spot with a 90kg lift. Her total tally now stands at 155kgs.
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Sri Lanka's Gomes goes for a 90kg lift, but fails to make it.
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Not a very convincing lift by Uweh, but she gets the nod from the judges, as she lifts 88kgs.
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Toua of Papua New Guinea goes for the 85 kg, but fails to make it.
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Uweh attempts an 88kg lift, but cannot make it on her first clean and jerk attempt!
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Stephenson is back for her final attempt, as she foes for an 85kg lift! But she fails to make the lift.
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Stephenson lifts her personal best 83kgs to take her total tally to 14kgs. She looks pumped after this effort!
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Kelly Jo-Robson is up next. She goes for 73kg, but fails to make the lift.
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Lisa Tobias lifts 79kgs in clean and jerk! She has now broken the Scottish record, with this lift.
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Malani lifts 73 in her 3rd attempt. A disappointing start for the Fiji lifter.
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And we get underway in the 70kg category of clean and jerk, as Powell starts off with a 70kg lift.
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She now has a 10kg lead!
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What performance by Mirabai Chanu! She has broken the Commonwealth Games record 3 times in 6 minutes! She lifts 86 kgs in her 3rd attempt.
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She goes for 84kgs, and lifts it without breaking a sweat! This is a brilliant showing by Mirabai Chanu!
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Mirabai Chanu of India is up next! She comes in with an attempt for 80 kgs, and lifts it with much ease!
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Toua fails her 3rd attempt with the 70kg, and fails to make it.
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Dinusha Gomes comes back for her second attempt, and lifts 70kgs with relative ease.
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Thelma Toua goes for 70kgs, but fails to make it.
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Uweh fails to lift 67kgs on her 3rd attempt. She ends this round with 66kgs.
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Dinusha Gomes of Sri Lanka is up next, and she lifts 66 kgs.
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Monica Uweh attempts the 65kgs, but fails to make the lift.
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And finally, she makes it on her third attempt, as she walks off with a smile on her face.
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She comes back for her second attempt, but fails again.
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Kelly Jo-Robson comes in for 65 kgs but fails to make the lift.
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Malani attempts the 63kgg lift, but fails to make it properly.
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Stephenson is back for her third attempt, and manages the 61 kgs, as the home crowd goes crazy.
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Second attempt Stephenson, who comes in for 61 kgs, but she fails to make the lift.
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Tobias is back for her third attempt, and she is finally successful, as she lifts 60 kgs.
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Seruwaia Malani of Fiji fails to lift her 60 kg attempt.
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Lisa Tobias of Scotland comes in next, as she attempts a 60 kg snatch. However, she fails to lift it, and walks off in a dejected manner.
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Slyce Stephenson of Australia is up next, and she lifts 59 kgs on her first attempt.
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Powell comes back for her third and final snatch, and lifts 56 kgs, as she walks off to rapturous applause.
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She comes back for her second attempt of 54 kgs, and Powell aces it easily.
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Hannah Powell of Wales is up first, and she successfully lifts 52 kgs in her first attempt.
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The judges are here, and we are all set to go for the event to get underway...
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Hello and welcome to our coverage of the women's 48 kg event at the Commonwealth Games. Mirabai Chanu will be carrying India's hopes at the event.
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Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the match. Stay tuned for updates!
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Indian female weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (born 8 August 1994) won a Gold medal in the 48 kg category at 2017 World Weightlifting Championships held in Anaheim, United States. She will be looking to take the good form forward and hope for a podium finish. She had also won a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games at Glasgow where her Indian compatriot Khumukcham Sanjita had won Gold. 

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