Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will miss the World Championship and the Commonwealth Senior Championship slated to happen concurrently between December 7 to 17 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Chanu, who gained a silver medal within the ladies’s 49kg class on the Tokyo Olympics earlier this yr and can also be a former world champion, withdrew from the 2 occasions on the recommendation of India head coach Vijay Sharma.
“Our main aim (for world championship and Commonwealth Senior Championship) is that the lifters qualify for next year’s Commonwealth Games,” Sharma informed PTI.
“We had despatched Mira’s entry however her efficiency isn’t very correct proper now. We are engaged on her snatch approach somewhat.
“Her qualification (for CWG) is not an issue because she won the silver in Olympics and she’s also ranked number one at the moment,” he added.
The Commonwealth Senior Championship was earlier scheduled to be held in Singapore from October 20 to 24 however was cancelled attributable to COVID-19. It will now happen concurrently and on the similar venue alongside the world championship subsequent month.
Twenty weightlifters from the nation, together with Youth Olympic gold medallist Jeremy Lalrinnunga, will likely be competing within the match.
Chanu, who holds the world file within the clear and jerk occasion within the 49kg class after she efficiently heaved 119kg within the Asian Championship final yr, has struggled to remain at par along with her Chinese opponents within the snatch part.
The 27-year-old has, in her personal phrases, struggled whereas lifting weights within the snatch attributable to an imbalance that impacts her proper shoulder and again.
Chanu had additionally consulted Dr. Aaron Horschig, a former weightlifter-turned-physical therapist and power and conditioning coach within the US, which helped her immensely in profitable the silver medal in Tokyo.
Asked if Chanu is planning to return to the US for coaching, Sharma stated, “There’s no need for it right now.”
Sharma stated that the choice to withdraw from world championships is a strategic one.
“She isn’t dealing with any drawback but it surely’s simply that we’re considering strategically which occasions to participate in and which to overlook.
“She has been collaborating in competitions repeatedly for the reason that previous 5 years. We have ready but it surely’s not sufficient for this occasion.
“She would have had to take extra load for this event so I advised her to miss it,” he stated.
However, in an interview to PTI final month, Chanu had revealed she nonetheless feels ache typically whereas lifting heavy weights.
“The issue is sorted, but sometimes, I still get pain in the right shoulder and back because of the imbalance. But there is a lot of improvement from before,” she had stated.
“Right now there is no plan to go to the US because there is World Championship in December. After this we will maybe plan. I am consulting him (Horschig) online what to do.”
Asian Championship gold medallist Jhilli Dalabehera, who earlier competed within the 45kg class, will symbolize India in Chanu’s class on the occasion.
