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Paris Olympics: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu (PTI)
Mirabai Chanu Profile Weightlifting Paris Olympics 2024 Women’s 49kg
Mirabai Chanu clinched India’s first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as she created history by bagging silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event. She thus became the second-ever Indian female weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic weightlifting medal. Chanu got silver with a total of 202 kg – 87 kg in snatch and 115 kg in clean and jerk to follow Malleswari’s bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
The now 29-year-old travels to Paris with hopes of winning Gold.
Just last year, Mirabai, who hails from Manipur’s Imphal, had injured herself at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. She suffered hip tendonitis and was out of action for a while.
She could only manage upper-body exercises in the immediate aftermath and relied on her mother, who travelled to Patiala, for emotional support.
After a six-month injury layoff when she took part in the IWF World Cup, she heaved her lowest weight in years with a total effort of 184kg (81kg+103kg), finishing 12th and 33kg behind China’s Hou Zhihui, who will look to defend her Olympic title.
She did confirm her Paris Games berth and that too on the back of just one month’s training after enduring a challenging injury breakdown.
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Age – 29
Sports/Discipline – Weightlifting, Women’s 49kg
Working Ranking – 2
First Olympic Games – Rio 2016
Major Achievements
- Mirabai Chanu received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratnain 2018
- She was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2018
- Olympics – Silver medal at 2020 Tokyo
- World Championships – Gold at 2017 Anaheim, Silver at 2022 Bogota
- Asian Championships – Bronze medal at 2020 Tashkent
- Commonwealth Games – Gold at 2022 Birmingham, 2018 Gold Coast and Silver at 2014 Glasgow
- Commonwealth Championships – Gold at 2019 Apia, 2017 Gold Coast, 2013 Penang and Silver at 2015 Pune
Paris Olympics Qualification
Mirabai Chanu booked her Paris Olympics spot at the 2024 World Cup in Phuket back in April. She was coming back after a six-month injury layoff and managed a combined lift of 184 kg after just one month’s training.
Recent Performances
The IWF Weightlifting World Cup was her only competition this year, where she finished 12th with a total of 184kgs (81kgs snatch + 113kgs in clean and jerk).
Event Date and Time
Mirabai Chanu will be in action in Weightlifting Women’s 49 kg on August 7.
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