By Our Special Correspondent
With Mirabai Chanu lifting 86kg in the snatch on Thursday in her first competition in the women's 49kg category after the Tokyo Games, chief national coach Vijay Sharma said the Olympics silver medalist lifter needed to improve his snatch performance ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Mirabai, who won a silver medal in the snatch 87kg in Tokyo, 115kg in the clean and jerk and a total of 202kg - 86kg in her first snatch attempt, but failed to lift 89kg in her two attempts at the opening Khelo India National. Ranking of Women's Weightlifting Championships at Nagrota Bagwan, Himachal Pradesh.
She made 105 kg in her first and only clean and jerk attempt and claimed the gold medal with a total of 191 kg.
However, the 27-year-old Manipuri will have to gradually switch to competitive mode with the weightlifting events scheduled for the 2022 Commonwealth Games from July 30 to August 3. "We went for the national record in Snatch's last two attempts, but failed. Currently, she is in preparatory mode. We want to check her preparations, especially in the snatch (the weaker of the two),”national team head coach Vijay Sharma told the daily.
Chanu set a national record of 88 kg at the National Championships in 2020 and her personal best in the snatch. Chanu set a national record of 88 kg at the 2020 National Championships and set his personal best in the snatch.
A total of 15 lifters (eight men and seven women) will leave for Birmingham for a pre-CWG camp on June 24. In the camp they will switch to a competitive approach, Sharma said. "Now the lifters, including Mirabai, are starting training with a view to the upcoming events. We still have 40 days and I'm sure she will achieve their goals with our lifters.
While the 2017 world champion (48kg) holds the world record of 119kg in the 49kg in the clean & jerk, she has been looking for improvement in the snatch category for a long time. “We made an effort here at C&J because we did not want to put extra effort into that section. The 119 kg world record she set at the Asian Championships is enough. We have to manage it. "
Meanwhile, in the 49 kg youth event, Maharashtra's Aarti Tattagunti emerged champion with a 148 kg (65 kg + 83 kg) lift, while Assam's Panchami Sonowal lifted 143 kg (63 kg + 80) and placed second. Himanshu from Haryana lifted 132 kg (63 kg + 69 kg) and placed third.
Gnaneshwari also topped the junior 49kg event with a lift of 170kg (78kg +92kg), followed by Sanju Devi of Manipur who lifted 154kg (70kg +84kg), Rita of Tamil Nadu who lifted 153kg (67kg) .
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