'Fit' Mirabai set for Commonwealth Championships
"Mirabai is fit and ready for the tournament," Vijay Sharma, weightlifting head coach, told this daily. The competition will be held in eight weight categories in each senior, junior and youth sections. The championships is also a qualifying event for the 2026 Commonwealth Games scheduled in Glasgow, Scotland.
"The Senior World Championships slated from October 2 to 11 in Forde, Norway will be her next international event," added Sharma. A ranking list based on the lifters' performance in the two events and the 2026 Asian Championships will be prepared and the top athlete from each weight category will become eligible for the Commonwealth Games, informed the coach.
"The next three tournaments are important as they will serve as qualifiers for the 2026 CWG. Mirabai started weight training in January and is in good shape and free of injuries. She is competing in a new weight category now so if she can repeat her best show in 49kg then it will be good enough," said the coach.
Mirabai finished fourth in the women's 49kg at the Paris Games as she could not lift 114kg in her third and final clean and jerk attempt. Mirabai lifted a total of 199kg (88kg in snatch+111kg in C&J). It was 3kgs less than what she heaved at the Tokyo Games (202 kg) for a silver medal. Surodchana Khambao from Thailand bagged the bronze for her effort of 200kg (88kg+112kg).
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