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.
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Learnt virtually all the things from Rio Olympics: Mirabai Chanu forward of Tokyo Games
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Mirabai Chanu leaves for US for Tokyo Olympics build-up
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will shift her base to St. Louis, USA, till the Olympics after Sports Authority of India’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) fast-tracked and accepted her proposal on Friday.
Chanu, who not too long ago gained a bronze medal on the Asian Championship, setting the world document in clear and jerk part within the course of, had stated throughout a SAI-facilitated interplay on Thursday that she ‘hoped’ to journey to the USA however was involved about the potential for the tour getting cancelled due to the Covid-19 state of affairs in India.
However, the MOC acted swiftly and determined to ship Chanu to the USA on Saturday, earlier than any restrictions are imposed on guests from India. Chanu will likely be accompanied by her coaches Vijay Sharma and Sandeep Kumar. The weightlifter, who competes within the 49kg class, will spend the following 83 days within the build-up to the Olympics at St. Louis and can immediately journey to Tokyo from there.
While there, Chanu may even get handled for her again and shoulder issues by physiotherapist Aaron Horschig, who labored on her throughout her first go to final 12 months. Chanu and Sharma credited Horschig for bettering her health, which they stated enabled her to set the clear and jerk world document. -
Mirabai Chanu, Jeremy Lalrinnunga eye good present at Asian Weightlifting Championship
Former world champion Mirabai Chanu will look to place her greatest foot ahead after spending greater than a 12 months with out competitors when she spearheads the Indian problem on the Asian Weightlifting Championship beginning on Friday.
While the final occasion the Indians had participated was the National Championships in February 2020 earlier than the weightlifting schedule went haywire because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Qatar International Cup in December 2019 was their final worldwide competitors.
The 26-year-old Chanu stays India’s brightest medal prospect for the gold-level Olympic qualifying occasion which was postponed final 12 months because of the pandemic.
The ace weightlifter, who competes within the 49kg class, shall be keen to enhance her private greatest (203kg) and end on the rostrum, having missed the bronze by a whisker within the 2019 version.
In the final version, the gold medal went to Hou Zhihui of China 208kg (92kg+116kg) whereas North Korea’s Ri Song-Gum clinched the silver, lifting 200kg (86kg+114kg).
China’s Zhang Rong had completed with the identical complete of 199kg as Chanu, however took dwelling the bronze because of a better snatch end result.
After recovering from a again damage, which marred her progress in 2018, Chanu has continuously improved her efficiency. In the 2019 World Championship, the Manipuri breached the 200kg mark by lifting 201kg (87kg+114kg).
However, Jiang Huihua of China (212kg), Zhihui (211kg) and Gum (209kg) lifted greater than the Indian.
Chanu’s greatest efficiency got here on the National Championships final 12 months the place she lifted 88kg in snatch and 115 kg in clear and jerk for a complete of 203 kg proper earlier than the sporting world was dropped at a grinding halt.
She additionally flew to the US final 12 months to get remedy of her decrease again ache from Dr. Aaron Horschig, a physio and power and conditioning coach, which ought to profit her.
Participating on this match will even affirm Chanu’s Olympic spot as she has competed in 5 of the six obligatory qualifying occasions.
Under the brand new guidelines, to qualify for the Tokyo Games, a weightlifter should compete in at the least one occasion in every of the three durations of six months (unfold over November 2018 to April 2020), at the least six occasions general and in at the least one gold and silver-level occasion.
Among the male lifters, all eyes shall be on the 2018 Youth Olympic Games gold medallist teenager Jeremy Lalrinnunga. The 18-year-old is the highest-ranked Asian exterior the top-eight and is positioned twenty second within the 67kg class. He shall be eager to extend his scores factors and seal an Olympic berth.
The Mizo weightlifter had gone on a record-breaking spree in his final worldwide match. He had smashed his personal Youth World and Asian document in snatch, clear and jerk and complete carry with an effort of 306kg (140kg+166kg).
Other Indians within the fray embrace Sneha Soren (49kg), Jhilli Dalabehera (45 kg), P Anuradha (87kg), Achinta Sheuli (73 kg) and two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Satish Sivalingam (81kg).
The Squad:
Women: Mirabai Chanu (49 kg), Sneha Soren (49kg), Jhilli Dalabehera (45 kg), P Anuradha (87kg).
Men: Jeremy Lalrinnunga (67kg), Achinta Sheuli (73 kg), Satish Sivalingam (81kg). -
Mirabai Chanu’s medal hopes swell after North Korea’s withdrawal from Olympics
Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu’s probabilities of profitable a medal on the upcoming Olympics acquired a shot within the arm on Tuesday after North Korea introduced it is not going to be collaborating within the Tokyo Games.
North Korea pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics, to be held from July 23 to August 8, to guard its athletes from the “world public health crisis caused by COVID-19.”
Former world champion Chanu presently occupies the fourth place within the ladies’s 49kg Tokyo Games qualifying rankings with 3869.8038 Robi factors — the International Weightlifting Federation’s official calculation technique.
Her nearest rival, Ri Song Gum of North Korea, who had pipped Chanu to take the bronze medal on the 2019 World Championship by lifting 204kg as towards 201kg by the Indian, is positioned third with 4209.4909 factors.
Thus, Chanu stands to realize if North Korea sticks to its determination of withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics.
“We are happy to hear this news about North Korea withdrawing from the Olympics. But, honestly our focus was on competing with China,” nationwide coach Vijay Sharma advised PTI.
“At the end of the day, individual performance is most important and we will give our best in the Asian Championship next week,” he added.
The newest qualifying rankings characteristic three Chinese weightlifters within the high 5. Hou Zhihui (4703.1982) heads the record whereas reigning world champion and world report holder Jiang Huihua (4667.8878) and Zhang Rong (3837.8294) occupy the second and fifth spots respectively.
However, solely one of many three Chinese lifters will be capable to compete on the Olympics as a nation can ship just one athlete per weight class, successfully making Chanu the second finest lifter in her class.
As issues stand, by way of whole weight lifted, solely Huihua (212kg), Zhihui (211kg) and Gum (209kg) have lifted greater than Chanu (201kg). The different lifters are considerably behind the Indian, the closest being USA’s Delacruz Jourdan Elizabeth, whose finest effort is 195kg, adopted by Indonesia’s Aisah Windy Cantika (190kg).
Chanu had a disappointing outing on the 2016 Rio Olympics. The diminutive Manipuri had didn’t report a authorized carry in any of her three makes an attempt in clear & jerk and thus couldn’t get an total whole in ladies’s 48kg.
The 26-year-old will subsequent be seen on the Asian Weightlifting Championships to be held at Tashkent in Uzbekistan from April 16 to 25.