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Mirabai Chanu bags Gold in 6th Qatar International Cup in Doha
tive of Manipur, bagged gold with an effort of 194kg in Olympic qualifying event, with the points which will come in handy when final rankings for 2020 Tokyo Olympics cut are done.
Pat Cummins becomes most expensive overseas IPL player
24 year old Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (24), the Former world champion weightlifter won the women’s 49kg category gold medal to open India’s account at 6th Qatar International Cup being held in Doha. Chanu lifted 83kg in snatch and 111kg in clean and jerk to finish on top of podium. However, her performance was way below her personal best of 201 kg which she lifted during this year’s World Championships in Thailand. The French duo of Anais Michel (172kg) and Manon Lorentz (165kg) took won the silver and bronze medals respectively. Chanu who is also a 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold-medallist managed to register only one clean lift in both snatch and clean and jerk categories, as she manged to lift only 83kg in her 2nd attempt in snatch event but then failed to clear 87kg in her final try. She then lifted 111kg in the clean and jerk section in her first attempt but was unable to heave 115kg and 116kg in her final two attempts. The na-
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The Australian pacer Pat Cummins, with a base price of Rs.2 crore, became the most expensive overseas player in Indian Premier League (IPL) as he was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping Rs.15.50 crore($2.2 million). Kolkata Night Riders shelled out Rs.15.5 crore, nearly 43% of their purse, for the New South Welshman at the auction for IPL 2020, the 12th edition of Indian Premier League tournament. The 26-yearold is currently the number one ranked Test bowler in the world. He has previously played for Delhi Capitals or Delhi Daredevils (as they were known then) in 2017 edition and Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2014 edition.
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