Mirabai Chanu misses bronze by a whisker in Asian Weightlifting Championship
Mirabai Chanu misses bronze by a whisker in Asian Weightlifting Championship
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Ningbo:  The 24-year-old Mirabai Chanu on Sunday missed the podium by a whisker, finishing fourth in the 49kg event at the Asian Weightlifting Championship.

According to report Chanu produced her personal best but missed the podium by a whisker. Former world champion Mirabai lifted 86 kg in snatch and a personal best of 113kg in clean and jerk for a total of 199kg. Her earlier personal best total in 49kg was 192kg in the EGAT Cup in Thailand in February.

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The hina's Zhang Rong finished with the same total of 199kg (88kg+111kg) but was ranked third under new rules which came into effect in 2017.  Under these rules, the competitor who has a lower clean and jerk result (that means higher snatch result) will be ranked higher in the classification of athletes for total lift.

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The gold medal went to Hou Zhihui of China who produced an effort of 208kg (92kg+116kg) while North Korea's Ri Song-gum clinched the silver, lifting 200kg (86kg+114kg) in the gold level Olympic qualifier. After clearing 86kg in her snatch, Mirabai began her clean and jerk with a 109kg and then lifted 113kg successfully. But in her third attempt, the Manipuri could not lift 115kg and that cost her dear. Had she been successful in her attempt to lift 115kg, she would have won a silver with a total of 201kg.

 

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