• World champion Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu notched up a gold medal at the EGAT Cup in Thailand. 

• Chanu won the 48kg category gold with an effort of 192 kg in the silver level Olympic qualifying event. 

• Making a strong comeback from the lower back injury that kept her out of action for nearly nine months, the 24-year-old Manipuri lifted 82 kg in snatch and 110 kg in clean and jerk to finish on top of the podium. 

• points earned from this tournament will come in handy when the final rankings for Tokyo 2020 cut are done.

 

 

• Indian opener Smriti Mandhana has climbed three spots in the batters` list to become number one in the latest ICC women`s ODI rankings. 

• Earlier, she was named ICC Women’s Player of the Year 2018. 

• Smriti Mandhana has been in supreme form in the 50-over format. 

• Young Jemimah Rodrigues rose up 64 places. 

• She now sits at the 61st position in the rankings. 

• However, Indian skipper Mithali Raj slipped down one spot to finish at the fifth position.India’s spin trio of Deepti Sharma, Poonam Yadav and Ekta Bisht also had a great day in the rankings. Yadav and Sharma have climbed five spots. Yadav is now placed at number 8 while Sharma is  9th in rankings. Bisht jumped nine spots to settle down at number 13.