Yet another day, another 4th place, that is the continuing standing of Indian athletes taking part within the Olympics as they arrive shut however nonetheless fall in need of medals. Now, another title has been added to this listing.
Almost within grasp but still out of reach, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu splendidly performed in the snatch, lifting 85 and 88 kg, but failed to do well in the clean and jerk. As a result, she finished 4th in the Paris Olympics final, which hurts more than a clean failure. Mirabai lifted a total of 199 kg, which includes snatch and clean and jerk, finishing behind Zhihui Hou of China with 206 kg, Mihaela Valentina Cambei of Romania with 205 kg, and Surodchana Khambao of Thailand with 200 kg.
The Tokyo silver medalist gave it her all in the six attempts but unfortunately didn’t achieve success. With this loss, it is right to say that not just she but also the late-night fans who were watching the game got emotional after seeing her dreams shattered. See all those fans’ reactions after Chanu failed to recreate what she did in Tokyo.
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