Mirabai Chanu finished on the podium for the first time in three years at the World Weightlifting Championships after lifting a total of 199 kg in the 48kg category. This was Chanu’s third World Championships medal and second silver, after winning a Gold in 2017.
New Delhi:
India’s ace weightlifter Mirabai Chanu achieved her third podium finish at the World Weightlifting Championships, winning the Silver medal, after lifting a total of 199 kg in the 48kg category in Førde, Norway. Chanu, who was participating in the World Championships for the first time in three years, lifted 84kg in snatch, while following it up with a massive upgrade of 115kg in clean and jerk, as she ensured a second-place finish behind the defending champion, Ri Song-gum of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.