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During her stay at the NIS Patiala, the 28-year-old Manipur native and her support team will first focus on strengthening her shoulder...
Digital Desk: Commonwealth gold medalist Mirabai Chanu to undergo a five-month rehabilitation program at NIS Patiala to treat shoulder and back injuries.
The year 2022 was fruitful for the Tokyo 2020 silver medalist, with a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in August and a silver medal at the World Championships in December. For the Indian weightlifter, there were some injury-related concerns due to back trouble and a wrist injury she sustained during a training session in September, Mirabai Chanu missed the Asian championships in October due to her injuries.
During her stay at the NIS Patiala, the 28-year-old Manipur native and her support team will first focus on strengthening her shoulder and rotator cuff before tackling the back problem. According to the Olympic website, the strain on Mirabai Chanu's left wrist from her shoulder and back issues was visible during the world championships.
The World Weightlifting Championships in Bogota marked the start of a series of events that would count toward qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Mirabai Chanu is predicted to regain her fitness at the NIS Patiala in time for the Asian Championships, an Olympic qualifying competition scheduled for May.
Her next major competitions will be the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, the World Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the Asian Championships. Both events will take place in September 2023.
Earlier, in Bogota, Colombia, during the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships, Mirabai won a silver medal. She lifted a total of 200kg (87kg snatch + 113kg clean & jerk), 2kg more than the Olympic champion from China Hou Zhihua (198kg), and 6kg behind another Chinese, Jiang Huihua (206kg: 93+113) who won the gold medal. Hou Zhihui of China took bronze with 198 (89kg plus 109 kg).
After winning gold at the 2017 Championship competition with a lift of 194 kg, this was Mirabai's second World Championship medal (85kg plus 109kg). She came in fourth place in the 2019 edition.
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