Tokyo Olympics: Mirabai Chanu turns into 1st Indian weightlifter to qualify for 2021 Summer Games

Mirabai Chanu is positioned 2nd within the 49kg class (4133,6172 factors) on the Absolute Ranking listing issued by the International Weightlifting Federation on Saturday. Mirabai Chanu had a disappointing outing in her maiden Olympics in Rio 4 years in the past (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSMirabai Chanu is the one Indian weightlifter to qualify for Tokyo OlympicsMirabai Chanu is positioned 2nd within the 49kg class (4133,6172 factors) on the Absolute Ranking listingThis would be the 26-year-old’s second Olympics after the 2016 Games in Rio de JaneiroSuperstar athlete Saikhom Mirabai Chanu made historical past on Saturday as she turned the one and solely Indian weightlifter to qualify for this 12 months’s Tokyo Olympics after securing the 2nd spot within the Absolute Rankings.Mirabai Chanu is positioned 2nd within the 49kg class (4133,6172 factors) on the Absolute Ranking listing issued by the International Weightlifting Federation on Saturday. The former world champion was earlier ranked 4th however North Korea’s withdrawal from Tokyo 2020 propelled Chanu to second place.This would be the 26-year-old’s second Olympics after the 2016 Rio Games the place she didn’t carry any of the weights in clear and jerk to bow out of the showpiece occasion in Brazil.But Chanu is considered one of India’s greatest medal hopes on the Games this 12 months and just lately gave a glimpse of her potential when she shattered the world document in clear and jerk to win the bronze medal at Asian Weightlifting Championships.BREAKINGIndia’s @mirabai_chanu qualifies for the Tokyo Olympics after the IWF printed its Absolute Ranking listing the place she is positioned 2nd within the 49 kg class.Indian athletes who’ve certified for the Games- https://t.co/HFEDVAcumD #TokyoOlympics #Olympics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/sxBOOCUxiw— Khel Now (@KhelNow) June 12, 2021
Chanu lifted 86kg in snatch and a world document of 119kg in clear and jerk for a complete of 205kg to set a brand new world document in clear and jerk whereas additionally bettering her personal nationwide document within the course of.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.