Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Friday (February 25) clinches gold medal at the ongoing Singapore Weightlifting International.
With this win, Chanu qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in 55 kg weight category.
Competing in the 55kg weight category for the first time, Chanu lifted 191 kg (86 kg + 105 kg) to clich the gold medal at the Singapore Weighlifting International 2022.
In the same category, the silver medallist lifter Australia’s Jessica Sewastenko’s lifted 167 kg (77 kg + 90 kg). While the bronze medallist Malaysia’s Elly Cassandra Englebert lifted 165 kg (75 kg + 90 kg).
Chanu has qualified for the 2022 Common Wealth Games in the 49 kg weight category on the basis of her Commonwealth rankings. However, with this win she is expected to compete in the new 55kg weight category.
Meanwhile, Chanu in a tweet wrote, “Six months of intense training and my never ending love for the sport continues to pay off as I qualify for the @CWG2022 🏋️♀️ I would like to extend my thanks to our @IndiaSports Weightlifting Federation of India @Media_SA, @OGQ_India & all the other stakeholders.”
Six months of intense training and my never ending love for the sport continues to pay off as I qualify for the @CWG2022 🏋️♀️ I would like to extend my thanks to our @IndiaSports Weightlifting Federation of India @Media_SAI@OGQ_India & all the other stakeholders. 🙏#RoadToCWG22 pic.twitter.com/j7ojo14iHj
— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) February 25, 2022
