Last Updated on 08/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Mirabai Chanu to participate in Paris Olympics 2024: Mirabai Chanu was expected to win a medal in weightlifting on 7 August at the Paris Olympics 2024, but she too could not make any impact and missed the medal. Mirabai could not lift 114 kg in her last attempt of clean and jerk and thus was out of the medal race.
8th August was also Mirabai’s birthday (30th), so she had a chance to create history. After the event was over, Mirabai also told that it was the third day of her period, so it was quite difficult.
Mirabai Chanu said- I am very happy with today’s performance, everyone knows that I have faced many injuries, everyone knows what happened to me in Rio (2016 Olympics). I missed the medal there. This happens to every player.
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Mirabai further said, ‘After that I became the world champion. I won a silver medal for India in the Tokyo Olympics. This time too I tried, but due to the injury, everyone knows what happened to me in the Asian Games. After that I went into rehab for 4-5 months. There was very little time in the Paris Olympics, I tried my best but it could not happen.’
On her performance in Paris Olympics, Mirabai said- Today my luck was bad and there was also a female problem (period). Today was my third day of period. When I was playing in the last Olympics, it was my second day of period. But I tried my best. I apologize to everyone for not being able to give a medal this time. But it was not in my fate.
#Watch | Paris: Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu talks about finishing fourth in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event. #ParisOlympics2024
She says, “I tried my best to win a medal for the country but today I missed… This is part of the game, we all win sometimes and lose sometimes… pic.twitter.com/hPyYCt7AOL
– ANI (@ANI) August 7, 2024
She missed the medal by just one kilogram of weight
Mirabai turned 30 today (August 8). Mirabai had a chance to create history on her birthday, but she missed it. Mirabai, who competed in the 49 kg weight category, made a great effort in the snatch round and was ranked third after this round. She lifted a best weight of 88 kg in this round. After this, there were a lot of expectations from her in clean and jerk. But here she disappointed.
Mirabai Chanu lifted a total of 199 kg with 88 in snatch and 111 in clean and jerk. She missed the medal by just one kg. China’s current Olympic champion Hou Zhihui, a strong contender for the gold medal, secured the first place with an Olympic record in clean and jerk. She lifted a total of 206 (snatch 89, clean and jerk 117) kg. Romania’s Valentina Cambei won the silver with 206 (93 and 112) kg and Thailand’s Surodchan Khambo won the bronze medal with 200 (88 and 112) kg.
Mirabai could not lift 114 kg in the last attempt
In the first attempt of clean and jerk, Mirabai tried to lift 111 kg weight, but failed. After this, she immediately lifted this 111 kg weight in the second attempt and claimed the medal. After this, she chose to lift 114 kg weight in the third and last attempt of clean and jerk. But she could not lift it successfully and she was eliminated at the fourth place in the Paris Olympics.
Mirabai had a silver in Tokyo Olympics
Mirabai had a chance to create history in the Olympics by winning a medal. She could have become the first Indian weightlifter to win two medals in the Olympics. Before her, Karnam Malleswari had won bronze in Sydney 2000. Mirabai broke this record by winning silver in Tokyo. 30-year-old Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in the last Tokyo Olympics by performing brilliantly. Then she won this medal by lifting 202 kg (87 kg and 115 kg). After the Tokyo Olympics, her best performance was in the Commonwealth Games 2022, where she lifted 201 kg (88 kg and 113 kg).
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