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DESPITE POOR PERFORMANCE, MIRABAI CHANU QUALIFIED FOR PARIS OLYMPICS

Sarojini Bishi

Phuket: Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Mirabai Chanu has had a disappointing performance in this IWF World Cup. However, this star weightlifter of India has managed to achieve the Paris Olympics quota. She won the third place in Group B of the women’s 49 kg category. Chanu managed to lift a total of 184 kg. It was the last chance for the Paris Games. 2017 world champion Chanu current is second behind China’s Jia Huihuang in the 49kg women’s Olympic qualification rankings.

The top 10 lifters from each weight division will qualify for the Olympics. On the occasion of the Asian Games, he could not perform at his best because he was not fully fit. He said that he will try hard to win a medal for India again in the Paris Games.

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