Paris: Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu came tantalisingly close to clinching a second Olympic medal but a faltered lift in her final attempt cruelly snatched the dream from her grasp, leaving her with a fourth place finish in the women’s 49kg event here on Wednesday.
Mirabai, who turns 30 on Thursday, lifted a total of 199kg (88kg+111kg) at the South Paris Arena. It was 3kgs less than what she heaved at the Tokyo Olympics (202 kg) for a silver medal.
Mirabai could manage only three lifts out of six attempts. She had only one successful lift in the clean and jerk section.
Tokyo Olympics silver-medallist Mirabai’s fourth-place finish in the 49kg division was another dampener as she failed to be anywhere close to her best in the field.
Mirabai lifted a total of 199kg (88kg+111kg) at the South Paris Arena, which was 3kg less than what she heaved at the Tokyo Olympics — 202 kg for a silver medal.
She could manage only three valid lifts out of six attempts and two of these came in the clean and jerk section.
