Olympics Silver medalist Mirabai Chanu wins silver in 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Bogota, Colombia.
Chanu lifted a combined weight of 200 kg, with 87kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk. China’s Jiang Huihua won gold with a combined lift of 206 kg (93kg plus 113kg).
Extremely humbled and grateful for this victory. Small step towards our eventual goal of an Olympic gold.
Gratitude to my Coach Vijay sir, our President IWLF Sahdev Yadav sir, Sports Authority of India, all the stakeholders and well wishers. Will always make you proud 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/eTBsmdTsXR— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) December 7, 2022
This was Chanu’s second medal at a World Championships after having earlier won gold in the 2017 World Championships.
The 2022 World Championships are the first qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Earlier this year Chanu had clinched Commonwealth Games gold.