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Download Solution PDFThe famous weight lifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is from:
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Manipur.Key Points
- Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
- Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, an Indian weightlifter, was born on August 8, 1994. The 201 kg that Mirabai Chanu, 27, hoisted to win the gold medal became India's third medal at the currently taking place CWG 2022.
- At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she took home the silver medal in the Women's 49 kg division.
- Saikhom Mirabai Chanu was born on August 8, 1994, in Nongpok Kakching, Manipur, to a Meitei family, a local warrior clan, around 30 kilometres from Imphal. Chanu admitted to being a Sanamahism adherent but added that she also worships Hindu gods.
Additional Information Manipur
- The famous weight lifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is from Manipur.
- Imphal serves as the capital of the Manipur state in northeastern India.
- Its borders are formed by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Assam to the west, and Mizoram to the south. In addition, it has shared borders with two regions of Myanmar: Sagaing Region to the east and Chin State to the south.
- For more than 2,500 years, Manipur has served as a hub for commercial and cultural interchange throughout Asia.
- Manipur's economy is predominantly agrarian, but it has tremendous potential for producing hydroelectric electricity. Daily flights from Imphal Airport, the second-largest in northeastern India, connect it to neighbouring regions.
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