Soniya Chanu

Ngangbam Soniya Chanu is a weightlifter from the West Imphal district in Manipur. She was chosen to represent the country in the London Olympics after India earned a berth each in the men's and women's category.

Karnam Malleswari's bronze at the 2000 Olympics raised the profile of Indian weightlifting by several notches but little is expected of London-bound Soniya Chanu and the lifter does not mind it one bit as she is keen on springing a surprise at the mega-event.

Indian women weightlifters put up a creditable show with Soniya Chanu finishing sixth in the 48kg category on the opening day of the World Championships in Paris.

Weightlifters Soniya Chanu and Sandhya Rani, who won a silver and a bronze respectively in the women's 48 kg class in the Commonwealth Games, on Tuesday dedicated their medals to crisis-ridden Manipur, hoping that peace would soon return to the insurgency-hit state.Part of the Indian contingent that won two silver and two bronze in the men's and wo...

Weightlifting continued to be a happy hunting ground for India in the Commonwealth Games with men lifters Sukhen Dey and Srinivasa Rao winning silver and bronze medals respectively in 56kg category, after Soniya Chanu and Sandhya Devi Rani's identical feats earlier on Monday.

Hosts India opened their medal account in Commonwealth Games weightlifting competition when Soniya Chanu bagged a silver medal and Sandhya Rani Devi clinched a bronze in the women's 48 kg class at the Jawaharlal Nehru sports complex on Monday.

Tipped to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games, top Indian woman weightlifter Soniya Chanu on Tuesday said a good show in the mega event will be a confidence booster for the Asian Games in China.

Ngangbam Soniya Chanu is a weightlifter from the West Imphal district in Manipur. She was chosen to represent the country in the London Olympics after India earned a berth each in the men's and women's category.

Karnam Malleswari's bronze at the 2000 Olympics raised the profile of Indian weightlifting by several notches but little is expected of London-bound Soniya Chanu and the lifter does not mind it one bit as she is keen on springing a surprise at the mega-event.

Indian women weightlifters put up a creditable show with Soniya Chanu finishing sixth in the 48kg category on the opening day of the World Championships in Paris.

Weightlifters Soniya Chanu and Sandhya Rani, who won a silver and a bronze respectively in the women's 48 kg class in the Commonwealth Games, on Tuesday dedicated their medals to crisis-ridden Manipur, hoping that peace would soon return to the insurgency-hit state.Part of the Indian contingent that won two silver and two bronze in the men's and wo...

Weightlifting continued to be a happy hunting ground for India in the Commonwealth Games with men lifters Sukhen Dey and Srinivasa Rao winning silver and bronze medals respectively in 56kg category, after Soniya Chanu and Sandhya Devi Rani's identical feats earlier on Monday.

Hosts India opened their medal account in Commonwealth Games weightlifting competition when Soniya Chanu bagged a silver medal and Sandhya Rani Devi clinched a bronze in the women's 48 kg class at the Jawaharlal Nehru sports complex on Monday.

Tipped to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games, top Indian woman weightlifter Soniya Chanu on Tuesday said a good show in the mega event will be a confidence booster for the Asian Games in China.