World Championship – Weightlifting
▪ At the Weightlifting World Championship held in Norway, Indian athlete Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal
World Para Athletics Championships
▪ Held in New Delhi
▪ India’s Medal Tally: 4 medals (2 Gold, 2 Bronze)
▪ Medal Winners:
✓ Men’s High Jump – Nishad Kumar – Gold
✓ Women’s 100m – Simran – Gold
✓ Women’s 200m – Preethi Pal – Bronze
✓ Men’s Discus Throw – Pardeep Kumar – Bronze
Chief Minister’s Cup
▪ In the Chief Minister’s Cup State Sports Competition for Weightlifting, Aishwarya from Vellore and Keerthika from Ramanathapuram won gold medals.
▪ The competition was held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai.
