8 SEPTEMBER2022This week marks the release of another compilation of Women Entrepreneur India. This week had a lot of highlights, we'll start with the stories of all the female athletes that represented India and won gold at the Common Wealth Games before moving on to other topics like the agnipath scheme's progress and the Neogrowth Report. Continue reading to learn about some of the most significant steps made this week toward the empowerment of women.CWG 22: STAR WEIGHTLIFTER MIRABAICHANU BAGS INDIA'S FIRST GOLD IN WOMEN'S 49 KG CATEGORYIndian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu opened India's gold medal account as she won the first Gold Medal for the country at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in the Women's 49Kg weightlifting category. The star weightlifter forayed into the competition in the 49kg category after all the other participants had finished their respective Snatch and Clean & Jerk lifts. She collected a total of 201 kg (88kg+113kg) to make her mark in the competition. In the process she also created a Commonwealth Games record. The silver was won by Mauritius' Marie Hanitra Roilya Ranaivosoa (172kg) followed by Canada's Hannah Kaminski (171 kg) who won the bronze. But Mirabai's true competition was with herself. Her best Snatch of 88kg was 12kg better than the next best. In terms of C&J her best lift of 113kg was 16kgs better than the next best.HARJINDER KAUR RIDES HER LUCK TO A BRONZE MEDAL AT THE 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMESWeightlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2022: Despite not lifting her best, Indian weightlifter Harjinder Kaur won the bronze medal in the women's 71 kg division, defeating England's Sarah Davies, who smashed numerous records to win the gold. The 25-year-old from Mehas village near Nabha in Punjab lifted 93 kg in the snatch and 119 kg in the clean and jerk for a subpar total of 212 kg in the competition. At one point, she believed she had missed out on a medal because Alexis Ashworth of Canada, who won the silver medal, lifted her season's best of 123 kg in the clean and jerk to move up to 214 in the standings.Harjinder was also fortunate since Joy Ogbonne Eze of Nigeria had a washout after three attempts at lifting 125 kg in the clean and jerk. The Indian would have dropped to fourth place if the Nigerian had won since she had lifted 100 kg, seven kilogrammes more than Harjinder.AMRITA TRIPATHI CROWNED AS MRS. UNIVERSE JOY IN SOUTH KOREAAmrita Tripathi's stunning victory at this pageant will live in infamy. Amrita's inherent charisma and dignified demeanour during the competition left a lasting impression. Amrita was seen in the National Costume Round donning a stunning white outfit that stood for harmony, peace in the world, and women's empowerment. Her outfit was exquisitely constructed IN FOCUSStaff ByTHE WEEK THAT WAS: INDIAN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT NEWS OVERVIEW (01- 06 AUGUST
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