Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu Won Gold at Commonwealth Championships Dainik Bhaskar | Weightlifter Meerabai Chanu’s Golden Return: Won Gold at the Commonwealth Championship, was playing the first match after Paris Olympics

Mirbai Chanu failed in her first attempt to snatch.

Indian woman weightlifter Meerabai Chanu has won the gold medal in the ongoing Commonwealth Championship in Ahmedabad. While attending the 48kg weight category, Chanu picked up a total of 193 kg weight. His best lift in snatch was 84 kg, while in clean and jerk he lifted 109 kg weight.

Chanu landed in an international weightlifting championship for the first time after Paris Olympics. The 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Chanu missed winning the medal at the Paris Olympics. Then she finished fourth.

Only 1 attempt in snatch was successful

Chanu had been away from international events for nearly 1 year due to injury. The impact of the lack of preparation was evident from his performance. He only lifted one successful lift in 3 attempts in snatch.

In the first attempt, she failed to lift 84 kg weight and was seen holding the right knee. However, in the second attempt, he lifted the same weight comfortably. In the third attempt, she tried to pick up 89 kg but could not succeed.

Meerabai Chanu lifted 3 successful lifts.

Better performance in clean and jerk

Clean and jerk lifted after snatch. Chanu picked up 105 kg in the first attainment. In the second attempt, he also easily picked up 109kg weight. In the third attempt, Chanu tried to pick up 113 kg weight but failed.

In this way, with 84 kg in snatch and 109 kg in Clean & Jerk, Chanu picked up Ovalial 193 Kg Weight and won Gold. Irene Henry of Malaysia won the silver medal by picking up a total of 161 kg (73+88), while Nicole Roberts of Wales won the bronze medal with a total of 150 kg (70+80).

Meerabai started in Clean and Jerk with 105 kg.

Chanu has shifted to 48 kg from 49 kg category

31 -year -old Chanu used to do weightlifting in the first 49 kg category. However, in the last Olympics, 49 kg class was removed, due to which they had to shift to the 48 kg category.

Chanu is far away from personal best

​​​​​​​Chanu may have won gold in the Commonwealth Championship, but he is far away from his personal best. His personal best in snatch is 88 kg and 119 kg in clean and jerk. In this way his combined personal best is 207 kg.

Chanu picked up the total 199 kg weight by Chanu at the Paris Olympics. At the same time, he picked up 202 kg weight at the Tokyo Olympics.

Target to weight 90 kg in snatch

​​​​​​​Working together with the main national coach Vijay Sharma, Chanu is trying to rekindle his technology. His main target is to lift 90 kg in snatch.

Chanu, who was preparing to reach the top of the World Championship in October, recently said that I will not put full strength in Ahmedabad as I am preparing for the World Championship. My biggest goal is Asian Games where I have to break the world record and win the medal because I have not made any records there yet.