
Anita Chanu
Anita Chanu is a dedicated coach who trained Mirabai Chanu, helping her to develop her weightlifting skills despite the lack of facilities in her village, and significantly contributing to her rise as a world-class athlete.
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Anita Chanu was Mirabai's coach, under whom she trained daily to improve her weightlifting skills.
Mirabai Chanu, a tea seller's daughter, who carried firewood on her head through forest trails, has today won first gold for India at the Commonwealth Games: The inspiring story of a girl whose first barbell was a bamboo stickThe Times of India·
India· 2026-07-27


