Mirabai Chanu clinches silver in the 48kg category at the World Championships with a total lift of 199kg (84kg snatch + 115kg clean and jerk)
Chanu struggled in snatch but executed all three clean and jerk attempts successfully, lifting 115kg, the same as her Tokyo Olympics silver
North Korea’s Ri Song Gum won gold with a world record 213kg, while Thailand’s Thanyathon Sukcharoen took bronze with 198kg
Mirabai Chanu Claims Silver At World Weightlifting Championships
Mirabai Chanu added another medal to her illustrious career by clinching silver in the 48kg category at the World Championships, overcoming a shaky start in snatch to lift 115kg in clean and jerk and extend her streak of podium finishes at the marquee event
Summary
Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu (48kg) clinched a silver medal at the World Championships in the 48kg category, extending her glittering record in the marquee event where she has been on the podium twice earlier.
The 2017 world champion and 2022 silver-medallist produced a total lift of 199kg (84kg in snatch + 115kg in clean and jerk) to be among the medal winners after moving down from the 49kg division.
Chanu struggled in snatch, failing twice at 87kg, but regained her rhythm in the clean and jerk, successfully executing all three attempts.
A former world record holder in clean and jerk, Chanu completed lifts of 109kg, 112kg and 115kg with ease.
The last time she lifted 115kg was at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 where she won a silver medal.
Chief coach Vijay Sharma had earlier told PTI that the aim of these World Championships was to breach the 200kg mark and also to start lifting weights that Chanu had been heaving in the 49kg.
North Korea's Ri Song Gum won the gold with a commanding 213kg effort (91kg + 122kg), setting new world records in total as well as clean and jerk with her last two lifts of 120kg and 122kg.
Thailand's Thanyathon Sukcharoen settled for bronze with a total of 198kg (88kg + 110kg).
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