India’s Silver Medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu missed out on a medal by a narrow margin of 1 kilogram. She finished fourth in the women's 49kg weightlifting event at the Paris Games. After her loss, she expressed her disappointment and affirmed that she hoped to make a comeback in the future. Chanu in a shocking finish missed out on a medal, securing fourth place with a combined total of 199kg. Talking to reporters after her loss she revealed it was her third day of periods and that played a major factor in her loss.
"I am happy with the performance because I managed this despite having very little time for recovery. I was managing 85 in practice and I did it in the competition too. I was confident about clean and jerk also. It was my third day of the period and that also affects you a bit, had a weakness," Mirabai said after the loss in the Paris Olympics.
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"It was going good, whatever the coach said I did. It is just destiny that I did not get a medal, I did my best. I tried my best to win a medal for the country but I missed it today...It is a part of the game, we all sometimes win and sometimes lose...Next time I will work harder to win a medal for the country...I will try my best and will deliver my best performance in the next game," the 30-year-old added.
Mirabai’s Journey
Despite coming into the Paris Games on the back of an injury, Mirabai did well to keep herself in the game as a medal contender. The 30-year-old started the snatch round by lifting 85 kg in her first attempt. However, her second attempt in 88 kg proved unsuccessful. She had initially set a target of 86 kg in her second attempt but after a few minutes, she changed it to 88 kg.
In clean and jerk, Chanu failed to lift 111 kg after lifting more weight than the rest of the field. However, she went for the same lift immediately afterward and was successful a second time, tying for second place with Hou Zihui. Later Thailand’s Surodchana Khambao won bronze with a total of 200, just one more than Chanu giving India another heartbreak.
China's Hou Zhihui won gold with a combined total of 206kg, Romania's Mihaela Valentina Cambei took silver with 205kg, and Thailand's Surodchana Khambao claimed bronze with 200kg.
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