Førde: Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu will lead India’s 14-member contingent at the upcoming World Weightlifting Championships, scheduled in Førde, Norway, from October 2 to 11.
Returning to competition after Paris 2024, Mirabai Chanu claimed gold in the 48kg category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in August, and she will spearhead India’s medal hopes in Norway.
The 31-year-old weightlifting star previously won gold in the 48kg category at the 2017 World Championships in Anaheim and secured silver in the 49kg category at the 2022 edition in Bogota, as per Olympics.com.
Indian Squad – World Weightlifting Championships 2025:
Women:
- Mirabai Chanu (48kg)
- Koyel Bar (53kg)
- Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam (58kg)
- Nirupama Devi Seram (63kg)
- Harjinder Kaur (69kg)
- Vanshita Verma (86kg)
- Mehak Sharma (86kg+)
Men:
- Rishikanta Singh Chanambam (60kg)
- Muthupandi Raja (65kg)
- Ajith Narayana (71kg)
- Ajaya Babu Valluri (79kg)
- Abhishek Nipane (88kg)
- Dilbag Singh (94kg)
- Lovepreet Singh (110kg+)
At the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in August, Bindyarani Devi, Nirupama Devi, and Mehak Sharma won silver medals, while Harjinder Kaur and Vanshita Verma claimed bronze. Bindyarani and Harjinder also earned silver and bronze at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
India’s men’s team will be led by Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Lovepreet Singh, who also won bronze at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships earlier this year. Ajith Narayana and Ajaya Babu Valluri secured gold at the same event.
The World Championships will serve as a qualifying event for next year’s Commonwealth Games.
World Weightlifting Championships 2025 – Schedule (IST):
- Oct 2, Thu: Women 48kg – 11:00 PM
- Oct 3, Fri: Women 53kg – 10:30 PM | Men 60kg – 11:00 PM
- Oct 4, Sat: Men 65kg – 8:30 PM | Women 58kg – 11:00 PM
- Oct 5, Sun: Women 63kg – 8:30 PM | Men 71kg – 11:00 PM
- Oct 6, Mon: Women 79kg – 8:30 PM
- Oct 7, Tue: Men 88kg – 8:30 PM | Women 69kg – 11:00 PM
- Oct 8, Wed: Women 77kg – 11:00 PM
- Oct 9, Thu: Women 86kg – 8:30 PM | Men 94kg – 11:00 PM
- Oct 10, Fri: Men 110kg – 11:00 PM
- Oct 11, Sat: Women 86kg+ – 5:00 PM | Men 110kg+ – 7:30 PM
