Mirabai Chanu has won three Commonwealth Games medals, including two gold, and an Olympic silver in weightlifting. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP

Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead India’s weightlifting campaign at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, beginning on July 23.

Chanu, who has won three Commonwealth Games medals — two gold and one silver — will compete in the women’s 48kg category.

She will be joined by fellow Manipuri lifter Bindyarani Devi (58kg) and Punjab’s Harjinder Kaur (69kg), both of whom won silver medals at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Among the men, Birmingham bronze medallist Lovepreet Singh (+110kg) will lead the contingent, which also includes Commonwealth Games debutants Rishikanta Singh (60kg), Ajaya Babu (79kg) and Dilbag Singh (94kg).

The weightlifting events will be held from July 26 to 30 at the SEC Armadillo.

ALSO READ | Borrowed pole in her hand, father’s picture in her bib: Sindhushree’s dreams take flight

The Indian squad is scheduled to leave for Birmingham on Sunday for a conditioning camp before travelling to Glasgow on July 23.

India has dominated weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games in recent editions, finishing atop the medal table in both 2018 and 2022.

The country won nine medals, including five gold, at the 2018 Gold Coast Games, followed by a haul of 10 medals, including three gold, at Birmingham in 2022.

Published on Jun 26, 2026