Mirabai Chanu to spearhead Indian campaign in World Weightlifting Championships

Twotime medallist Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead the Indian challenge in the World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh Saudi Arabia in SeptemberApart from Chanu 49kg Commonwealth Games medallists Bindyarani Devi 55kg and Achinta Sheuli 73kg Shubham Todkar 61kg and Narayana Ajith 73kg will also compete in the world eventThe same squad will be competing at the Asian Games barring TodkarIt will be Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Chanus first competition since the Asian Championships in May where she finished sixthChanu and Bindyarani is currently in St Louis USA for a 65day camp under Dr Aron Horschig a former weightlifterturnedphysical therapist and strength and conditioning coachMira is not injured we are working on her strength here She will compete in the Worlds as well as the Asian Games national coach Vijay Sharma who is in the US with Chanu told PTIAlso Read Mirabai Chanu 95 per cent fit will miss Commonwealth ChampionshipsThe time between the Worlds and Asian Games is very lessThe World Championships which are generally held towards the end of the year in November and December are scheduled to begin on September 4 and the Asian Games start less than 20 days later in Hangzhou China from September 23While the Asian Games are not a qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics an Asiad medal is the only silverware that Chanu hasnt wonAn Asian Games medal is the only medal she doesnt have so she will compete in both events Sharma addedA former world champion Chanu had returned with a silver medal in the previous edition of the World Championships in December last yearUnder the 2024 Olympic qualification rule the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 World Cup are compulsory eventsApart from the two above a lifter also has to participate in three of the following events the 2022 World Championships the 2023 Continental Championships the 2023 Grand Prix 1 the 2023 Grand Prix II and the 2024 Continental ChampionshipsThe International Weightlifting Federation IWF will publish the Olympic Qualification Rating OQR of each weight category at the end of the qualification periodA weightlifters best three performances at the qualifying events will be taken into account for final assessmentIndian SquadWomen Mirabai Chanu 49kg Bindyarani Devi 55kgMen Shubham Todkar 61kg Achinta Sheuli 73kg Narayana Ajith 73kgThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever