Mirabai Chanu finishes sixth with 194kg total in Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023, Highlights

Mirabai Chanu lifted 85kg in the snatch and 109kg in the clean and jerk to finish in sixth position with 194kg total lift at Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023:

Updated : May 05, 2023 16:52 IST , SOUTH KOREA - 3 MINS READ

FILE PHOTO: Mirabai Chanu won the women’s 49kg category gold in weightlifting at the 36th National Games in Gandhinagar on September 30, 2022.
FILE PHOTO: Mirabai Chanu won the women’s 49kg category gold in weightlifting at the 36th National Games in Gandhinagar on September 30, 2022. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan
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FILE PHOTO: Mirabai Chanu won the women’s 49kg category gold in weightlifting at the 36th National Games in Gandhinagar on September 30, 2022. | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan

Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the Asian Weightlifting Championship 2023, where Mirabai Chanu finished sixth with a 194kg total lift in the 49kg weightlifting Group A event at Jinju in South Korea.

Mirabai Chanu Saikhom Performance
Total lift: 194kg
Snatch: 85kg
Clean and Jerk: 109kg
Final position: Sixth

MEDALLISTS

  • Gold: Jiang Huihua - China - 207kg (94kg+113kg)
  • Silver: Hou Zhihui - China - 204kg (93kg+111kg)
  • Bronze: Sukcharone Thanyathon - Thailand - 200kg (90kg+110kg)

TOP FIVE IN CLEAN AND JERK ROUND

  • 1. Jiang Huihua China - 113kg
  • 2. Hou Zhihui - China - 111kg
  • 3. Sukcharone Thanyathon - Thailand - 110 kg
  • 4. Dzhumabayeva Yulduz - Thailand - 110kg
  • 5. Mirabai Chanu Saikhom - India - 109kg
UPDATE

Mirabai Chanu withdraws from the event as she did not come out for her second lift.

15:55

Chanu registers 115kg for her second C&J attempt.

15:50

Chanu lifts 109kg on her first attempt with ease.

UPDATE

Chanu registers 109 kg for her clean and jerk first attempt.

UPDATE

Athletes are getting ready for clean and Jerk round.

TOP FIVE IN SNATCH ROUND

  • 1. Jiang Huihua China - 94kg
  • 2. Hou Zhihui - China - 93kg
  • 3. Sukcharone Thanyathon - Thailand - 90 kg
  • 4. Dzhumabayeva Yulduz - Thailand - 90kg
  • 5. Mirabai Chanu Saikhom - India - 85kg
15:10

Chanu fails to lift 88kg in the next two attempts. Her final snatch lift is registered on 85kg which takes her to fifth position at the moment.

15:05

Chanu revised her second attempt snatch lift to 88 kg.

15:00

Mirabai successfully lifts 85 kg on her first attempt in snatch. A clean lift to start off her event.

UPDATE

Mirabai has opted for 85 kgs in the snatch for her first attempt.

START LIST WOMEN’S 49 KG

INDIAN SQUAD

India squad: 

  • Women:  Mirabai Chanu (49kg), Bindyarani Devi (55kg)
  • Men: Shubham Todkar (61kg), Jeremy Lalrinnunga (67kg), Achinta Sheuli (73kg), Narayana Ajith (73kg).

PREVIOUS RESULT

Mirabai Chanu at Asian Weightlifting Championships:
2021 - Bronze medal in 49kg: 86kg snatch, clean and jerk 119kg - Total 205kg

LIVE STREAMING DETAILS

Where to watch the Mirabai Chanu live in action at Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023:
Live streaming of the Mirabai Chanu (49kg) at the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023 will be available on the Korea Weightlifting Federation’s YouTube channel. A live telecast of the event is not available in India.
Lifting starts at 2:30PM IST

PREVIEW

Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead the Indian challenge at the Asian Championships but she is unlikely to attempt the much-awaited 90kg snatch lift here on Friday.

The two-time Commonwealth Games champion had won silver in her last outing at the World Championship in December with an overall effort of 200kg (87kg +113kg).

It was far from her personal best of 207kg (88kg+119kg), and this time too, the former world champion 49kg lifter is not expected to test her limits.

In a strong field of 11 weightlifters, Chanu, who has been slotted in Group A, will renew her rivalry with the Chinese duo of Jiang Huihua and Hou Zhihui, who have the highest entry weights of 205kg each. Zhihui is the reigning Olympic champion.

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