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Mirabai Chanu: India’s Mirabai Chanu (Mirabai Chanu) has finished fourth in the 49 kg category of weightlifting at the Paris Olympics 2024. She has missed out on winning the medal. She won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2024. Now her dream of winning two Olympic medals is shattered. Khambao Surodchan of Thailand lifted a total of 200 kg. She has won the bronze medal. Mirabai could lift just one kilogram less than her and missed the medal.
Total 88 kg weight lifted in the snatch category
Mirabai Chanu lifted 85 kg in her first attempt in snatch. After this, she decided to lift 88 kg in the second attempt. But she could not lift 88 kg. After this, she lifted 88 kg in the third attempt. In this way, after three attempts, Mirabai has lifted the best weight of 88 kg in the snatch category.
In the clean and jerk category, the weightlifter has to first put the weight on the shoulder. After this, he has to lift it up. Mirabai tried to lift 111 kg in the first attempt. But she could not succeed. After this, she successfully lifted the same weight in the second attempt. At the same time, after this, she could not lift 114 kg in the third attempt. In both the categories of snatch (88 kg) and clean and jerk (111 kg), she has lifted a total of 199 kg.
Chinese player won gold medal
Defending champion Hou Zhihui of China won the gold medal by lifting 206 kg, which also includes a new world record of 117 kg in the clean and jerk event. Romania’s Mihaela Valentina Cambei was leading till the last moment and had to settle for the silver medal by lifting a total of 205 kg. Khambao Surodchan of Thailand won the bronze medal by lifting 200 kg.
