Mirabai Chanu to lead Indian weightlifting challenge at Asian Championships

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Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will lead the Indian weightlifting challenge at the Asian Championships. Chanu, who won silver in her last outing at the World Championship with an overall effort of 200kg, is expected to lift 85kg in snatch and 110kg in clean and jerk. The former world champion 49kg lifter is unlikely to attempt the much-awaited 90kg snatch lift due to her back issue that affects her snatch.

Head coach Vijay Sharma said, “Mira only has to participate here. We will take it easy. We have to keep in mind her age also, she is not a kid anymore, her body needs to be taken care of more now.”

The Asian Championships is the qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics, where weightlifting events will be cut from 14 at Tokyo Games to 10. The Indian squad includes Bindyarani Devi (55kg), Shubham Todkar (61kg), Jeremy Lalrinnunga (67kg), Achinta Sheuli (73kg), and Narayana Ajith (73kg).

Re-reported from the story originally published in Republic TV English