Renu Bala Chanu

Yumnam Renu Bala Chanu (born 2 October 1986) is an Indian Woman Weightlifter. She won the gold medal in the Women's 58 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[1] She defended her gold medal again at the 2010 Commonwealth Games at Delhi.[2] The 24-year-old Guwahati-based Northeast Frontier Railway employee set a new Games snatch record with a lift of 90 kg in her final attempt. Renu added 107 kg to her snatch record to total 197 to win the gold medal for the second successive time.[3]

She won the Arjuna Award in 2014.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Teenager Yumnam Chanu boosts India's gold tally". India enews.
  2. ↑ "Talented weightlifter Renu Bala achieves her gold". Indian Express.
  3. ↑ "Yumnam Renu Bala Chanu retains Gold Medal". The Hindu.
  4. ↑ "List of Arjun Award Winners 2014 | Current Affairs | OdishaBook". www.odishabook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-09.


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