| Mirabai Chanu hails from Manipur, India and is the youngest among six siblings. |
| Her role model is Kunjarani Devi. |
| She began weightlifting in 2008 at Khuman Lampak Sports Complex in Imphal. |
| At 11 years old, she earned her first gold medal in a local weightlifting competition. |
| Her competitive weightlifting journey commenced in 2011 and led to gold medals at the International Youth Championship and South Asian Junior Games. |
| In 2014, she won a Silver Medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. |
| Mirabai qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics but did not secure a medal. |
| In 2017, she won gold at the World Weightlifting Championships, breaking a 22-year gold medal drought for India. |
| She clinched India's first gold in weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. |
| Mirabai received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2018. |
| At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she became the second Indian weightlifter to win an Olympic medal. |
| Vogue magazine featured her on its cover in October 2021. |
| Mirabai was named the brand ambassador of the North Eastern Re Organising Cultural Association FC. |
| She was selected as the face of Adidas' 'Stay in Play' campaign. |
| In 2022, Manipur's Chief Minister appointed her as Additional Superintendent of Police (Sports). |
| She qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 55kg weight category. |
