- Indian weightlifting World champion Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won gold medal at the EGAT’s Cup International Weightlifting Championship 2019 held in Thailand.
- The 24-year-old Manipuri lifted 192 kg (82kg in snatch and 110kg in clean and jerk) to finish on top of the podium in the 49kg category
- Japan’s Miyake Hiromi (183kg) won silver while the bronze went to Papua New Guinea’s Loa Dika Toua (179kg).
- The points from the events will count in the final rankings for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic.
