Mirabai Won A Silver Medal In World Championship Despite A Wrist Injury

Mirabai won a silver medal in World Championship despite a wrist injury. Mirabai won a silver medal in World Championship despite a wrist injury, defeating the Olympic champion.

India’s star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu could not perform at her best due to a wrist injury but still managed to lift a total of 200 kg to win the silver medal at the World Championships here.

Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Chanu, competing in the 49kg category, lifted 87kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk on Tuesday night.

Jiang Huihua of China received gold with a complete weight of 206 kg.

She lifted 93 kg in the recoil event and 113 kg in the jerky event. Her compatriot and Olympic champion from Tokyo Hou Zhihua won bronze with a total weight of 198 kg (89 and 109 kg).

India’s head coach Vijay Sharma told the media: “We weren’t under any pressure for this competition.

Meera used to lift a lot of weights. Now we’re going to start increasing the weights and getting good.

Chanu, the 2017 World Championship champion, injured her wrist during a training session in September. Despite the injury, she made it to the National Games in October.

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“We can`t do lots with the damage due to the fact we do not need to be knocked out of the arena championships,” stated Vijay Sharma.

We’ll focus on her wrist for now as we have plenty of time before the next competition.

There was stiff competition among the 11 weightlifters present in Chanu’s category but most of the weightlifters decided not to push too hard.

Zhihua did not appear for her last attempt in clean and jerk and was satisfied with the bronze medal.

Chanu, who is participating in her first international tournament after the Commonwealth Games gold medal, started with a lift of 84 kg in the snatch.

She lifted 87 kg on the second attempt but it was not considered valid.

She lifted 87 kg on the third attempt. Chanu, who finished fifth after the jerk, managed to lift 111kg in her first jerk and jerk, the highest of any competitor.

Chanu’s first attempt was called ‘no lift’, which India challenged but the judges upheld the decision.

Chanu, the world record holder in weightlifting and jerking, lifted 111 and 113 kg in the next two attempts.

This is Chanu of Manipur’s second medal at the world championship. She received the gold medal in 2017.

Four greater Indian weightlifters S Bindiya Rani Devi (59kg), C Rishikant Singh (61kg), Achinta Sheuli (73kg), and Gurdeep Singh (+109kg) also are competing withinside the World Championships.

World Champion 2022 is the first qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Weightlifters will have only 10 events in Paris, while there were 14 events in the Tokyo Games.

As per the Olympic 2024 qualification rules, it is mandatory for the weightlifter to participate in the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 World Cup.