Paris, August 8 (Udaipur Kiran): Mirabai Chanu’s valiant bid for a second consecutive Olympic medal ended in disappointment when the Tokyo Games silver medalist finished fourth with a total lift of 199kg late Wednesday night at the South Paris Arena weightlifting hall.
With a clear target of lifting a total weight of over 200kg to ensure a medal, the top Indian weightlifter missed out on a podium place by just 1kg.
Mirabai registered a best snatch effort of 88kg in her third attempt. She recorded a clean and jerk mark of 111kg in her fifth attempt, while her final attempt of 114kg to ensure a medal was unsuccessful. Due to her lower body weight, the Indian player could have secured a bronze medal even with a successful clean and jerk effort of 112kg and equaled the total of 200kg of Thailand’s Sudorchan Khambao, but she could not succeed.
China’s Hou Zhihui defended her title with a total lift of 206kg, including an Olympic clean and jerk record of 117kg, overcoming a strong challenge from two-time European champion Mihaela Cambei.
Mihaela lifted a total of 205kg, including an impressive performance of 93kg in the snatch. Sudorchan’s 200kg included 88kg in the snatch.
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