Support must be consistent in victory and defeat: Mirabai Chanu
The session, one of the marquee discussions of the event, explored the systems, mindset and long-term backing required to produce India’s next generation of Olympic medalists.
The session, one of the marquee discussions of the event, explored the systems, mindset and long-term backing required to produce India’s next generation of Olympic medalists.
Chanu struggled in the snatch, failing twice at 87kg, but regained her rhythm in the clean and jerk, successfully executing all three attempts.
She also holds the world record in clean and jerk in that weight class, lifting 119kg at the 2021 Asian Championship.
The Manipuri lifter, who turned 30 on Thursday, lifted a total of 199 kgs (88 in snatch and 111 in clean and jerk) at the South Paris Arena to find herself just outside the podium places.
After finishing fourth in the women's 49kg weightlifting event at the Paris Olympics, Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu expressed her disappointment but vowed to work harder for future competitions.
India had their best medal haul of seven in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and that has raised the expectations from Indian athletes for the upcoming Paris Olympics 2024.
India won 10 medals in weightlifting, containing three gold, three silver and four bronze awards.
Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, the god of Thunder, has said that CWG gold medallist Mirabai Chanu is worthy of Thor's hammer and even called her a legend.
Tokyo Olympic Games silver medallist Mirabai, who held the world record in this weight division at one time, lifted a total aggregate of 201 kg to win the gold medal with a Games Record at Hall No. 3 at the National Exhibition Centre.
India's weightlifting queen Mirabai Chanu smashed Commonwealth Games (CWG) records aplenty, to give India their first gold medal on day two of competitions at Birmingham 2022.
