Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu won gold in the women's 53-kilogram category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday.

The Manipuri star lifted a total of 192 kg which included a CWG record of 84 kg in the snatch and 108 kg in clean and jerk.

Defending champion Loa Dika Toua of Papua New Guinea was a distant second with 182 kg while New Zealand's Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet took bronze with 181 kg.