After finishing fourth in the women's 49kg weightlifting event at the Paris Olympics, Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu expressed her disappointment but vowed to work harder for future competitions.
India's Mirabai Chanu missed out on a medal by a whisker after securing a fourth-place finish in the women's weightlifting 49kg event at the Paris Olympics.
Following Vinesh Phogat's disqualification in the 50 kg category final at the ongoing Paris Olympics, the former Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt said that it was a loss of a medal for India.
The IOA president said that Vinesh is mentally disappointed, adding that the Indian support staff are with Vinesh and working with her to reduce her weight.
India grappler Vinesh Phogat is set to play her final against United States's Sarah Ann Hildebrandt after beating Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez 5-0 in the women's 50kg wrestling semi-finals.
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports and Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya attended the ongoing 63rd National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, Haryana as the Chief Guest.
Paris 2024 will be Mirabai Chanu's third Olympics. After a horror debut at Rio 2016, the Manipuri, pushing 30, made impressive comebacks with sterling shows at global competitions. Mirabai became the first lifter in 22 years to become a world champion in 2017. The gold at the Commonwealth Ga
Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu secured a quota for India at the upcoming Paris 2024 after she finished third in Group B at the IWF World Cup 2024 in Phuket.