“The importance of ‘Mira Di’ in my success is very high” Bindiyarani Devi

Bindiyarani Devi became the fourth Indian weightlifter to win a medal on the second day of the Commonwealth Games. The 23-year-old weightlifter from Manipur won a silver medal in the women’s 55kg category. He lifted 116 kg in clean and jerk to set a Commonwealth Games record with a total weight of 202 kg. She also equalled Mirabai Chanu’s national record of 86kg in snatch. Who is Bindiyarani and how she is following in the footsteps of Mirabai and is making the country’s name in weightlifting. Let’s know.

Bindiyarani trains at the same academy in Manipur, from where Mirabai Chanu had hoisted the flag at the Tokyo Olympics. She considers Mirabai as her idol. Born in 1999, Bindiyarani made her mark in the world of weightlifting by winning a gold medal in the clean and jerk of the 55 kg weight class at the World Championships in December 2021. He then defeated the Tokyo Olympics Test event champion. although her defeat was shocking, as in 2019, She won the same category at the event This defeat had exposed his weakness in snatch. Bindiyarani has always been a fan of Mirabai Chanu. She has said several times that the Tokyo Olympics star weightlifter has played the role of a guide in her career. After winning the silver medal at the Commonwealth Championships last year, Bindiyarani had said, “The importance of ‘Meera Di’ in my success is very high. She is always there to help me with training. When I was new to camp she always there to help me with training. When I was new to the camp, they helped me adapt to the atmosphere. Didi knew that I didn’t have the money to buy lifting shoes, but she gifted me those shoes. She has always been an inspiration to me. His humility made me a big fan of him.”.’

DISCIPLINE
Event: 55kg
Date of Birth: 27/01/1999
Hometown: Imphal, Manipur
Training Base: NIS Patiala
Coach: Vijay Sharma
Background: (Few background points about the athlete)
Bindyarani Devi started Weightlifting in the year 2013 in her hometown
Imphal.
After 3 years of constant hard work and support from her family, she was
selected for training at NCOE Imphal.
She trained at NCOE Imphal from 2016 to 2018.
She was on boarded in the Indian National camp in Patiala in the year
2019.
Achievement:
● 2021 Commonwealth Senior Championship Silver Medalist
● 2019 Commonwealth Senior Championship Gold Medalist
● 2016 Commonwealth Junior Championship Sil