Manipur's Mirabai Chanu Aims to Seal Olympic Spot at World Weightlifting Championship

New Delhi, September 17, 2019:

Ace Manipuri weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is at set to participate at the World Weightlifting Championship and aiming to seal an Olympic spot when she leads the Indian challenge.

Mirabai Chanu bagged gold in the 48kg category at the World Weightlifting Championship held in 2017.

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The 25-year-old weightlifter had jumped from 48kg to 49kg following the International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) decision.

Manipur’s former world champion Mirabai Chanu won a gold on the opening day of the Commonwealth Senior Weightlifting Championship at Apia in Samoa on July 9.

Mirabai lifted a total of 191kg (84kg + 107 kg) in the senior women’s 49 kg event to win the gold medal in the Olympic qualifying event, the points from which will come in handy for the final rankings of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Mirabai Chanu last took part at the Asian Championship in Ningbo, China in April where she lifted 199kg (86kg+113kg) to miss out on a medal by a whisker. The qualification process for the 2020 Olympics is based on the performances of the weightlifters in six events over a period of 18 months out of which the four best results logged by a lifter will be considered.

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Chanu has been regular presence in international events since 2014 in the 48 kg category, Chanu has won the World Championships and multiple medals at the Commonwealth Games. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions to the sport of weightlifting in 2018. She received India’s highest civilian sports honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna for 2018

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