Olympian: Ngangbam Soniya Chanu – Weightlifting

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Name: Ngangbam Soniya Chanu
Born: February 15, 1980 (age 32)
Place of birth:  Imphal West, Manipur
Weight: N/A, category: 48 kg
Father’s Name: N/A
Mother’s Name: N/A
Present Coach: Harnam Singh
2012 Olympics sport: Weightlifting
2012 Olympics event date: N/A

Ngangbam Soniya Chanu won a silver medal on the opening day of the XIXth Commonwealth Games in October 2010 at the weightlifting complex of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Caricature courtesy: Specially drawn by Manas Maisnam for KanglaOnline.com

 

Best 10 National Achievements of Ngangbam Soniya Chanu:

Sl No	Event	Venue	Year	Medal/Title/Position
1	17th Senior National	Bhillai (M.P.)	2002	3rd Position
2	19th Senior National	New Delhi	2004	1st position
3	All India Women Championship	Lucknow (U.P.)	2004	1st position
4	20th Senior National	Guwahati (Assam)	2005	1st position
5	22nd Senior National	Vishakhapatnam (A.P)	2006	1st position
6	33rd National Games	Guwahati (Assam)	2007	1st position
7	23rd Senior National	Bhubaneshwar (Orrisa)-	2007	2nd position
8	25th Senior National	Udaipur (Rajasthan)	2009-2010	1st position
9	34th National Games	Jharkhan	2010	1st position
10	27th Senior National	Bhubaneshwar (orissa)	2011	1st position (Best Lifter)

 

Best 10 International Achievements of Ngangbam Soniya Chanu:

Sl No	Event	venue	Year	Medal/Title/Position
1	1st Afro Asian Games	Hyderabad (India)	2003	2nd position
2	Common Wealth Championship	Melbourne (Australia)	2005	2nd Position
3	19th Women World Championship	Chaingmai (Thailand)	2007	14th position
4	1st Women Asian Championship	Taldykorgan (Kazakhstan)	2009	4th position
5	Common Wealth Championship	Penang (Malaysia)	2009	1st position (Best Lifter)
6	19th Common wealth Games	New Delhi (India)	2010	2nd Position
7	16th Asian Games	Guangzhou (China)	2010	5th position
8	Common Wealth Championship	Cape Town (South Africa)	2011	1st position
9	World Championship	Paris (France)	2011	6th position
10	Asian Championship	Pyeongteak (South Korea)	2012	4th position

References:

• http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=84989 (List of Indian players for Olympics 2012)
• http://tinyurl.com/6lvgajq (IndiaToday – photos, article)
• http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article812812.ece (Hindu – photo, article)
• http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Soniya+Chanu+Ngangbam (photos)