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Indian weightlifter (born 1986)

In this Meitei name, the family name is Yumnam and the given name is Renu Bala. "Chanu" is a name suffix.

Yumnam Renu Bala Chanu (born 2 October 1986) is an Indian weightlifter, hailing from Kyamgei Mayai Leikai village located near Imphal, Manipur.^[1] She secured a gold medal in the Women's 58 kg category at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.^[2]

Career

Renu Bala's career kicked off when she was selected for training during a 'talent hunt' camp of Sports Authority of India, at Imphal in the year 2000, when after winning a silver in the state championship, she was recommended to the SAI.

She received training at Lucknow under Hansa Sharma and GP Sharma.^[3]

Renubala hails from Manipur but represents Assam,^[4] and was the third athlete from the former to have won a medal, after Soniya Chanu (silver in women's 48 kg) and Sandhaya Rani Devi (bronze in women's 48 kg