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Chanu, returning from a six-month injury layoff, lifted a total weight of 184 kg (81kg+103kg) to finish third in her category in the IWF World Cup.
Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu is virtually assured of qualification for the Paris Olympics this year after finishing third in the women’s 49kg Group B event of the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand on Monday.
Chanu, returning from a six-month injury layoff, lifted a total weight of 184 kg (81kg+103kg) in the tournament that not only is the final qualifying event for the Paris Olympics, but in which participation is compulsory for lifters hoping to make an appearance in the world’s biggest sporting event.
With the completion of her event, Chanu has fulfilled the criteria for the Paris Olympics, which is participating in two compulsory events and three other qualifiers.
The 2017 world champion is currently ranked second in the women’s 49kg Olympic Qualification Ranking (OQR) behind China’s Jian HuiHua.
The official announcement for the qualification will come after the conclusion of the World Cup when the OQR will be updated. The top 10 lifters from each weight class will qualify for the Paris Olympics.
Mirabai Chanu finishes with total lifts of 184kg (81kg snatch, 103kg clean & jerk) in the IWF 2024 World Cup weightlifting competition in Phuket. It is her lowest total in many years but clearly she was being conservative on her return to competition after a spell in rehab owing… pic.twitter.com/l159cKsfWQ
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Chanu, who last competed at the Asian Games in September where she suffered a hip tendonitis injury, was not at her best, but was able to make five clean lifts.
Her lifts in the snatch and clean and jerk sections were nowhere close to her personal best efforts.
The 29-year-old has a personal best of 88kg in snatch while she had lifted the then-world record of 119kg in clean and jerk at the Asian Championships in 2021.
But given that she is coming off an injury and rehab, Chanu still has time to peak in July and her progress looks good.
Chanu will be the lone Indian weightlifter at the Paris Games, which will be her third appearance at the Olympics.
With PTI inputs
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