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Mirabai Chanu of Manipur set a new national record in the National Weightlifting Championships in Kolkata. She lifted championships in Kolkata. She lifted a total of 203 kg to win the 49 kg gold and is placed fourth in the world rankings.
Jeremy Lalrinnunga from India won the men's 67 kg title in the weightlifting Championship.
The Indian men's and the Indian women's Hockey team qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games after beating Russia and the United States in the qualifiers, held in Bhubaneswar earlier.
Novak Djokovic from Serbia won the 17th single grand slam title for the 8th time in Melbourne by defeating an Austrian player, Dominic Thiem
Indian bagged a total of 312 medals in 13th south Asian Games and emerged as the topper in the championship.
Praveen Kumar became the first Indian male to win gold in the 48kg category at the 2019 wushu world championships in Shanghai, China
GS Lakshmi, a former Indian cricketer became the first woman to be appointed at the ICC Internation Panel of Match Referees in May. She also became the first woman referee to oversee a men ODI match this year.
Indian shooters Manu Bhaker, Elavenil Valarivan, and Divyash Panwar won gold medals in the respective 10m air rifle competitions in the ISSF World Cup Final 21 November.
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