Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is an Indian weightlifter.
Mirabai Chanu Siblings: Meet Saikhom Sanatomba Meitei, Sanjita Chanu And Rangita Saikom
Saikhom Sanatomba Meitei, Sanjita Chanu and Rangita Saikom are the siblings of weightlifter Mirabai Chanu.
Mirabai’s brother, Saikhom Sanatomba Meitei is an Army man who is based out of Bengaluru.
Meitei in an interview with Olympics.com said, ”I played football from 2002-2006 but the family was struggling financially so I gave it up. I joined the Army when I was 17 to support the family”.
Mirabai’s sister Sanjita Chanu is also an Indian weightlifter. She is a two-time Commonwealth Games Champion. Sanjita won the gold medals at the 2014 Glasgow and the 2018 Gold Coast events in the women’s 48 kg and 53 kg weight categories respectively.
She holds the Commonwealth Games record of 84 kg for the Snatch segment in the latter weight category.
Rangita Saikhom, Mirabai’s sister, was also passionate about sports but had to quit because of the family’s financial condition.
Mirabai Chanu also has a sister name Saikhom Shaya.