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Mirabai won gold in 49kg category

Gandhinagar, 30 September (Agency)

Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu won the expected gold medal in the 49kg category of women’s weightlifting event at the 36th National Games here on Friday by lifting 191kg. Mirabai, who won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in August, lifted 84kg in snatch and 107kg in clean and jerk to win the title. Mirabai, who is competing in her second National Games, revealed that she has a left wrist injury so she didn’t make it to her third attempt in both the categories. Mirabai said, “Recently during training at NIS Patiala, I injured my left wrist after which I made sure not to take too much risk. The World Championships are also to be held in December.

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