Mirabai Chanu wins CWG gold: How the lifter’s relationship with the Games evolved

5 min readUpdated: Jul 26, 2026 08:44 PM IST India's Mirabai Chanu celebrates after a successful lift in the women's 48 kilogram weightlifting during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) When Mirabai Chanu walked into Glasgow’s SEC Arena as a 20-year-old in 2014, the Commonwealth Games felt enormous. They were her first major multi-sport Games, and perhaps her first chance to announce that India had another weightlifting star ready to emerge. Every lift carried consequence. Every kilogram mattered.Twelve years later, she leaves the same city and same venue with her fourth consecutive Commonwealth Games medal – and a golden hat-trick. With nobody to challenge her, Mirabai spiced things up by failing to lift in her first attempts in the