Winter Paralympics ruling by IPC ‘has put athletes in a very difficult spot’
British Paralympian Ali Jawad expects widespread athlete boycotts over the decision to let Russians and Belarusians compete at the upcoming Beijing 2022Winter Paralympics.
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Lifters Vikas Thakur, Venkat Rahul Ragala Win Gold And Bronze, Qualify For Commonwealth Games
Indian lifters Vikas Thakur and Venkat Rahul Ragala sealed Commonwealth Games berth on Sunday by clinching the gold and bronze medals respectively in the men's 96kg event at the Singapore Weightlifting International. India concluded its campaign at the event with a haul of eight medals, including six golds and a silver and bronze each. All Indian lifters competing in the event qualified for the Commonwealth Games, including Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu in her new 55kg weight division. Competing in a severely depleted three-lifter field Thakur, a two time Commonwealth Games medallist, lifted 339kg (151kg 188kg) to finish on top of the podium.
Mirabai Chanu Wins Gold In Singapore, Qualifies For Commonwealth Games In New 55kg Weight Division
Star Indian lifter Mirabai Chanu qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 55kg weight category on Friday by clinching the gold in the Singapore Weightlifting International here. Competing in the 55kg weight class for the first time, Chanu lifted 191kg (86kg 105kg) to stand on top of the podium in an uncompetitive field. The second placed lifter -- Australia's Jessica Sewastenko's best effort was 167kg (77kg 90kg), a whopping 24kg less than Chanu's. Elly Cassandra Englebert of Malaysia finished third with a best effort of 165kg (75kg 90kg).
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins gold in Singapore, qualifies for CWG in new 55kg weight division
Mirabai Chanu qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 55kg weight category on Friday by clinching the gold in the Singapore Weightlifting International here. Competing in the 55kg weight class for the first time, Chanu lifted 191kg (86kg+105kg) to stand on top of the podium in an uncompetitive field.
Mirabai Chanu Wins Gold In Singapore, Qualifies For Commonwealth Games In New 55kg Weight Division
Star Indian lifter Mirabai Chanu qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 55kg weight category on Friday by clinching the gold in the Singapore Weightlifting International here. Competing in the 55kg weight class for the first time, Chanu lifted 191kg (86kg 105kg) to stand on top of the podium in an uncompetitive field. The second placed lifter -- Australia's Jessica Sewastenko's best effort was 167kg (77kg 90kg), a whopping 24kg less than Chanu's. Elly Cassandra Englebert of Malaysia finished third with a best effort of 165kg (75kg 90kg).
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Mirabai Chanu To Compete In New Weight Category In 2022 Commonwealth Games
Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will compete in a new weight class -- 55kg -- at the Commonwealth Games later this year to help maximise India's chances of winning more gold medals in the multi-sport event in Birmingham. Chanu has achieved a lot of success competing in the 49kg weight division, including winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year. She also holds the clean and jerk world record in this weight class. Before that, she used to compete in the 48kg class, winning the world championship gold in 2017. She also won 48kg silver and gold in the 2014 and 2018 CWG respectively.