India, July 27 -- A brief hiccup notwithstanding, there was a degree of pre-ordained certainty about Mirabai Chanu as she stepped up to lift the barbell at SEC Armadillo in Glasgow.

Having begun her Commonwealth Games journey in the Scottish city back in 2014 when she won silver as a fresh-faced 19-year-old, Chanu has since become the undisputed queen of Indian weightlifting, winning every medal there is - except at the Asian Games - and ensuring her legacy in Indian sport.

Commonwealth Games were never supposed to test her. Chanu and coach Vijay Sharma have that elusive Asian Games medal firmly in their sights for which they'll be in Japan in two months. On Sunday, the 31-year-old lifter ensured she left the platform with multiple reco...