Mirabai Chanu Returned to the World Weightlifting Championships Podium after three years, clinching silver within the ladies’s 48kg class in Forde, Norway. Her 199kg Complete (84kg SNATCH, 115kg Clear and Jerk) Marked Her Third Profession Medal on the Occasion and Ended India’s Medal Drough on the Championships Since 20222. North Korea ‘ World File Efficiency, Whereas Thailand’s Thanyathon Sukcharoen Took Bronze.
Chanu’s Silver in Forde was her first world championships Medal Since 2022 and Her Third General, Reinforcing Her Standing as One among India’s Most Profitable Weightlifters. This was her first look on the world championships for the reason that paris olympics, the place she had completed fourth. Her Efficiency additionally Lifted India’s Complete Medal Depend on the World Weightlifting Championships to 18-All Received by Girls Athletes.
Chanu started the competitors with a profitable 84kg snatch however Missed Her Subsequent Two Makes an attempt at 87kg, Leaving Her Third within the Snatch Phase. She bounced again within the clear and jerk, completeing lifts of 109kg, 112kg, and 115kg. Her Last Raise of 115kg Matched Her Greatest From The Tokyo Olympics and Safe Silver in Each the Clear and Jerk and the General Complete.
North Korea’s Ri Tune Gum Dominated The Occasion, Registering 91kg in Snatch and 122kg in Clear and Jerk for a Complete of 213kg. Her Final Two Lifts-120KG and 122KG-SET New World Information in Bot Clear and Jerk and Complete. Thailand’s Thanyathon Sukcharoen Claimed Bronze with a Complete of 198kg (88kg SNATCH, 110KG Clear and Jerk).
The Forde Championships Marked Chanu’s First World Championship Look Since 2022 and Her Second Worldwide Occasion Since Ending Fourth at Paris 2024, the place she lifted 199KG SNATCH, 111KGG SNATHG SNATCH Clear And jerk) within the 49kg division. She had earlier gained gold within the 48kg class at anaheim 2017 with 194kg and silver at bogota 2022 with 200kg.
Final month, Chanu Had additionally Received Gold on the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2025 in Ahmedabad, Lifting 193kg (84kg SNATCH, 109kg SNATCH and JERK), A Victory THE Victory That Safe Her DIRECT Qualification for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Video games.
Chief Coach Vijay Sharma Had Earlier Advised Pti that TEAM’s AIM for these world championships was to breach the 200kg mark and to start out lifting the Weights Chanu Dealing with within the 49KGGTGY. Her Efficiency in Forde Displays Ongoing Efforts to Return to Her Prime Aggressive Kind and Match Previous B
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