Chanu also started her career early on by taking up the sport of weightlifting in 2006, when she was just 12 years old.
Contrary to what many believe, Mirabai and Sanjita are not related.
After the glory of winning gold at CWG 2014, she suffered a back injury and had to miss the Asian Games and the World Weightlifting Championships, a few months later. It is very tough for an athlete to regain composure after an injury, but she was hellbent and returned to her rigorous training regime very soon.
