Chanamamba Rishikanta Singh is an Indian weightlifter who has participated in many competitions and won many medals.
Wiki/Biography
Chanambam Rishikanta Singh was born on Sunday, July 5, 1998 (24 years old; as of 2022) in Ngairangbam Makha Maning Leikai, Imphal West District, Manipur. His zodiac sign is Cancer. He trained at the National Sports Academy, Rampark, Imphal. Later, he started training at Army Academy, Pune. He also trained at the Vasillevsky National Sports Academy (NSA) in Bulgaria. He served in the Indian Army. He trained at the Netaji Subhash National Sports Academy in Patiala. He studied at Delhi University.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Chanambam Irabot and mother’s name is Chanambam Jini Devi.
Chanambam Rishikanta Singh’s parents – father Chanambam Irabot and mother Chanambam Jini Devi
wife and children
He is unmarried.
Profession
From December 22 to 24, 2013, he won the fourth place in the 56 kg category in the 15-17 age group at the 9th National Youth (Men) Weightlifting Championships held in Guwahati, Assam. He participated in the 2016 Commonwealth Junior Men’s Championship in Penang, Malaysia from October 24 to 29, 2016, and the 30th Asian Men’s Junior Championship in Tokyo, Japan from November 8 to 16, 2016, and Finished 11th. He participated in the 53rd National Men’s Youth Weightlifting Championships held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from November 30, 2016 to December 4, 2016, and from December 26, 2016 to December 30, 2016 The 69th National Men’s Adult Weightlifting Championships were held at Nagaikkoil in Tamil Nadu on the 69th. Finished fourth in the 54th Men’s Junior National Weightlifting Championships held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh from February 21 to 25, 2018. Finished fourth in the 56kg category at the 70th Men’s Senior National Weightlifting Championships held at Moodbidri, Mangalore, Karnataka from January 21 to 25, 2018. He participated in the 71st National Men’s Senior Weightlifting Championship held at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh from February 22 to 28, 2019. He competed in the 2019 Senior Commonwealth Championships in Apia, Samoa from 6 July 2019 to 13 July 2019. He participated in the 73rd National Men’s Senior Weightlifting Championship held in Patiala, Punjab from August 10, 2021 to August 12, 2021. He participated in the 2022 Singapore International Weightlifting Championships from February 23, 2022 to February 28, 2022. He finished fifth in the 61kg category at the 2022 Asian Weightlifting Championships, which was held in Tokyo, Japan from October 8 to 16, 2022.
medal
gold medal
- 2019: The 71st National Men’s Weightlifting Championships Under 55kg
Chanambam Rishikanta Singh (in red tracksuit) on the podium after winning gold at the 71st National Men’s Senior Weightlifting Championships
- 2019: Commonwealth Senior Championships 55kg
silver medal
- 2018: The 54th National Men’s Youth Weightlifting Championships Under 56kg
- 2022: Singapore International Weightlifting 2022 Under 55kg
bronze medal
- 2016: The 53rd National Men’s Youth Weightlifting Championships Under 56kg
- 2016: 2016 Commonwealth Youth Men’s Championships Under 56kg
- 2021: The 73rd National Men’s Weightlifting Championships Under 55kg
Facts/Trivia
- He holds a total of 8 sports diplomas, 3 for Junior Men, 3 for National Senior Men’s Interstate Championships and 2 for Senior Men’s Championships.
- He maintains a very strict nutritional regime, however, he sometimes indulges in fast food, loving burgers and fries.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education