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    LIFTING HOPE

    Jul 10, 2021 3 minutes
    —Kaushik Deka

    SAIKHOM MIRABAI CHANU, 27

    DISCIPLINE: WEIGHTLIFTING (49KG)

    QUALIFYING RUN: Under the rules of the International Weightlifting Federation, the top eight lifters in each of the 14 weight categories are eligible to compete in the Games. Chanu is ranked second in hers. She confirmed her Olympic spot in April after winning the bronze medal in the Asian Championship in Tashkent as she competed in the six mandatory qualifying events

    ACHIEVEMENTS: Won a gold medal in the women’s 48kg category at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships

    India’s star weightlifter

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