Saikhom Mirabai Chanu had simply walked on the stage in the course of the introduction to loud applause; she was No. 10 on the competitors record in a discipline of 12.However that quantity didn’t matter. The Indian lifter who received a silver at Tokyo Video games was in medal competition. She at all times is. Sadly, she completed fourth, simply 1kg behind her Thai rival who took bronze.
Within the snatch, which has pulled her down generally, changing into the distinction between gold and silver, Mirabai lastly ended the jinx of 85kg. She lifted 85kg in her first attempt. She seemed snug. However she missed when the bar was raised to 88kg on her second attempt.
She returned decided. On her third attempt, she snatched the barbell nicely, sat on her haunches for some time and bought up for a ‘good carry’. Who is aware of, if she had managed 88kg within the second, she might have gone for 89 or 90kg.
Mirabai completed third in snatch. Tied together with her was Thailand’s Surodchana Khambao. They have been behind Valentin Cambei of Romania (93) and Hou Zhihui of China who lifted 93kg. The hole with the chief was 5kg. The true battle had begun. The combat for the medals was between these 4 women.
Clear and jerk is the place Mirabai exhibits her true mettle. Her first attempt started at 111kg. Earlier than that Cambei began with 106kg and went for 110kg on her second attempt. Zhou and Suradchana additionally cleared 110kg.
Mirabai then got here in, touched the barbell and her brow in a private prayer, then went for it. She missed it. However she returned and cleared it on her second attempt. She had a complete of 199kg. A medal was trying seemingly. She missed 114kg on her third try to waited for Zhou who was tied together with her with two tries to go. Zhou and Mirabai have been tied at 199kg after her second attempt. She lifted 117kg on her third attempt to win the gold with 206kg. Cambei was second and the Thai woman received bronze, a kg forward of Mirabai.
