'New weight class will benefit Chanu'
New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- Packing five extra kilos and adjusting to a new weight division will not be a problem for Tokyo Olympics silver medallist lifter Mirabai Chanu, her coach Vijay Sharma said on Tuesday. Chanu, who now competes in 48kg, must move up to 53kg after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced new Olympic weight divisions for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Chanu, 31, finished fourth in 49kg at last year's Paris Olympics and competed in 48kg at this year's World Championships, winning a silver medal.
Two of Chanu's three Worlds medals have come in 48kg (2017, 2025) and her silver in 2022 was won in 49kg. Her 2021 Olympic silver came in 49kg. She shifted to 48kg earlier this year after IWF dropped 49kg from the Olymp...
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