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Agricole returns with a big smile |23 October 2010
It was as if nothing had happened to her, but weightlifter Clementina Agricole had been through a lot over the past 12 days.
Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vincent Meriton, National Sports Council chief executive Alain Volcère and Hebetty Alcindor of the Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association (Socga) welcomed her home with baskets of flowers.
The reason Agricole did not return with the rest of Team Seychelles a week ago is because she was operated on to remove a brain tumour at the G. B. Pant Hospital in Delhi and all expenses – between R700,000 and R1 million – have been paid for by the Commonwealth Games Association.
“I’m happy I’m alive,” Agricole told everyone who had come to welcome her.
“God is great and He saved me. He gave me life instead of a medal. But I’ll be back to win more medals for Seychelles,” she added.
The 22-year-old just missed out on a bronze medal by 1kg in the 58kg weight category, finishing with an Olympic total of 187kg (87kg in snatch and 100kg in clean & jerk) at the Games. She finished fourth out of 13 competitors.
India's Renu Bala Chanu Yumnam won the gold medal with 197kg (90kg in snatch and 107kg in clean & jerk), while Australia's Seen Lee took
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Weightlifting-Clementina Agricole assure to mark long-awaited turn back to battle |06 Dec 2012
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CWG 2018: Here’s What Lies Behind Manipur’s Formidable Weightlifting Legacy
After Mirabai Chanu and Sanjita Chanu made India immensely proud with their gold-winning victories at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (CWG 2018), a Facebook user wrote,
“Well done, Chanu and Mirabai. Delhi may ignore Manipur (record 100 days lockdown), but the valley of Imphal always fights for the pride of India in sporting arena.”
These words were a reminder of the remarkable number of sporting champions that have emerged from Manipur despite the tiny state being frequently ravaged by conflicts and lockdowns. Among these success stories, none is more famous than Mary Kom – the five-time world boxing champion and Olympic bronze-winner – who has inspired a generation of Indian sportswomen.
However, boxing is the not only sporting arena in which the state has produced champions.
Manipur also has a formidable legacy is weightlifting — lifters, especially women, from this tiny state make their presence felt with power-packed medal-winning performances.
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Much before the two Chanus came into the limelight, there was Nampeirakpam Kunjarani Devi. The first woman lifter from Manipur to gain international recognition, Kunjarani’s triple silver-w