Learnt virtually all the things from Rio Olympics: Mirabai Chanu forward of Tokyo Games

India’s world file holder weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has realized her classes from the in Rio meltdown 5 years in the past and is now assured of doing properly on the Tokyo Olympics.
Last month, Mirabai had revealed that she was “completely broken” after the failure on the 2016 Rio Olympics and speaking to a psychologist helped her get again on observe.
She mentioned she has developed as a weightlifter because the final Olympics, altering and tweaking methods.
“I learned a lot by participating in the Rio Olympics. In fact, I have learned everything from Rio — from my weaknesses to how to rectify them, how to improve myself in terms of training and performance in competition,” Mirabai mentioned in a video posted by Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Monday.
Mirabai had put up a extremely disappointing efficiency on the Rio Games as she couldn’t get an total complete in ladies’s 48kg after failing to raise the burden in any of her three makes an attempt in clear & jerk part.
But since then, she has gained the gold medal within the World Championship and Commonwealth Games, and issues are trying brilliant for the 26-year-old Manipuri athlete.
Asked about deriving inspiration, it was no shock when she talked about the title of Kunjarani Devi, the primary famous person of Indian weightlifting.
“I might look as much as Kunjarani madam quite a bit, she was a prime participant, and from Manipur. I might additionally assume that I’ve to be like madam, win a lot of medals like her.
“Whenever I am in any doubt or under any sort of pressure, I look at my videos and try to motivate myself,” Mirabai mentioned.
Among others, Kunjarani, 53, gained seven world championships silver medals and two Asian Games bronze throughout a adorned profession.
When requested about her message to fellow Tokyo-bound athletes, Padma ShriMirabai mentioned, “I wish all the luck to all athletes who have qualified for the Olympics. We all must strive to give our best for India and the country on top.”
The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to be held from July 23 to August 8.