Earlier, P Gururaja claimed a silver medal in the men's 56kg event to open India's medal account in the quadrennial extravaganza.
Neither of Chanu and Gururaja's physios were by their side to take care of their aches and niggles during a demanding day.
India's Mirabai Chanu on Thursday won the Gold medal in women's 48 kg weightlifting with a total lift of 196 kg at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia. She also set six Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games records.
During the medal ceremony, Chanu broke into tears while seeing the tricolour from the podium.
On Thursday, Chanu lifted 85kg in snatch and 109kg in clean and jerk to total an impressive 194kg in the women's 48kg event to become the first Indian in over two decades to claim gold in the prestigious tournament.
Mirabai Chanu becomes only the second Indian (Karnam Malleswari was first) to win gold at world weightlifting championships. She lifts a new NR of 194kg (85snatch and 109 C&J) in women’s 48kg.
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