Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu is currently in Paris for the Olympics 2024 where she will look to change the colour of her medal in this edition of the marquee event. In the last edition of the Olympics, India's medal account in the Tokyo Olympics was opened with Mirabai's silver medal. After that, India lined up medals in different sports in Tokyo. Mirabai Chanu is confident that she will be able to convert the silver into a gold medal this time. However, after performing brilliantly in Tokyo, the star weightlifter started fearing that her career would end after this.
After reaching Paris for the games, Mirabai Chanu revealed what happened after Tokyo that she started seeing her career ending.
“I faced a lot of difficulties due to the injury I got in the Asian Games. I had to rest for about 4 to 5 months. I was not able to do any exercise. It was becoming difficult as the Olympics were coming near. I had to give my best performance there. I consulted the doctors on this and they said that it would be better with rest, but the same question was arising in my mind whether I would be alright even after rest or not. Whether I would be able to make a comeback or not. This question was coming to my mind again and again” told Mirabai Chanu in an exclusive conversation with Sports Tak.
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Mirabai Chanu who will challenge in the 49 kg weight category in the Paris Olympics, was afraid of missing the game during that difficult time. Talking about that fear, the star weightlifter said-
“It feels like that. When I consulted a doctor in Mumbai, the MRI and scan did not show any such injury, but the pain was quite severe. Because of that I was unable to do anything. I was unable to do pre-weight as well, after which I wondered whether it would happen or not” added Mirabai Chanu.
The star weightlifter said that she is very excited and nervous after coming to Paris. Excited because she has come to Paris for the first time. She is nervous because she had won silver in Tokyo and no one knows what is going to happen in this edition of the Olympics.
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