IMPHAL | Nov 30
Chief minister N. Biren Singh has congratulated Saikhom Mirabai Chanu on winning a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, United States.
In his congratulatory message, the chief minister stated that the whole state feels proud of her as she has become the second Indian weightlifter, who has won a gold medal in World Weightlifting Championship after Karnam Malleswari.
This feat has once again proved to the world that Manipur is the sports powerhouse of India, he added.
Expressing hope that the star weightlifter would bring more laurels to the country and the state, chief minister conveyed his best wishes in all her future competitions.
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