Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu’s Asian Championship marketing campaign didn’t cross as in line with plan as she faltered in grasp and selected to not make her remaining two blank and jerk makes an attempt to complete 5th right here on Friday.
The Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, competing within the 49kg class, controlled to boost 85kg in grasp and 109kg in blank and jerk for an total effort of 194kg, a whopping 13kg lower than her private easiest of 207kg.
Chanu began the grasp with an 85kg elevate, which she achieved completely.
She then set a weight of 88kg as she tried to check her private easiest. The Manipuri, alternatively, did not heave the barbell in her subsequent two makes an attempt and needed to be content material with an 85kg overall in grasp.
Four lifters had higher grasp effects than Chanu, all lifting 90kg or above.
While Chanu herself has been seeking to breach the 90kg-mark in grasp since 2020, head trainer Vijay Sharma had advised PTI that the previous international champion was once not going to aim the coveted elevate right here.
The remaining time Chanu competed on the Asian Championships in 2021, she had returned house with a bronze medal and an international report in blank and jerk (119kg).
However this time, she most effective tried a 109kg elevate ahead of deciding to not opt for her ultimate two makes an attempt, the cause of which isn’t recognized but.
Sharma has mentioned a number of instances previous that the purpose is to height on the Asian Games later this 12 months. A medal on the continental multi-sport tournament is the one one lacking from the Manipuri’s trophy cupboard.
China’s Jiang Huihua received the gold medal with a complete elevate of 207kg (94kg 113kg). She tried to damage Chanu’s international report of 119kg with a boost of 120kg in her ultimate blank and jerk try.
Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Hou Zhihui completed 2nd as she heaved 204kg (93kg 111kg) whilst Thailand’s Serodchana Khambao 200kg (90kg 110lg) bagged the bronze medal.
The ongoing championship is among the qualifying occasions for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the place weightlifting occasions might be lower from 14 on the Tokyo Games to ten.
However, it’s an extra tournament and no longer a mandatory one.
Under the 2024 Olympic qualification rule, a lifter has to compulsorily compete within the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 World Cup.
Apart from the 2 above, a lifter additionally has to take part in 3 of the next occasions — the 2022 World Championships, the 2023 Continental Championships, the 2023 Grand Prix 1, the 2023 Grand Prix II and the 2024 Continental Championships.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) will submit the Olympic Qualification Rating (OQR) of each and every weight class on the finish of the qualification duration.
A weightlifter’s easiest 3 performances on the qualifying occasions might be taken under consideration for ultimate overview.