Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Paris Olympics 2024 Weightlifting 49kg Event: When And Where To Watch Indian Lifter LIVE On TV In India
Tokyo Olympics 2021 silver medal-winning weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will look to go one better at the Paris Olympics 2024 when she begins her campaign in the 49kg category on Wednesday (August 7) night. Mirabai has since then gone on to win the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medal with a best effort of 201kg (88kg+113kg). She had won the silver in Tokyo by lifting 202kg (87kg+115kg).
The Indian lifter has been keeping a low-profile since she suffered from hip tendonitis during the 2023 Asian Games last October. She will likely be in contention for a silver or bronze if she matches or betters her personal best in both sections.
Reigning Olympic champion China’s Hou Zhihui is the favourite to defend her title in Paris as well. In spite of doubts over her fitness, chief national coach Vijay Sharma asserted that Mirabai has fully recovered from her injuries.
“We know that Mira has to go well beyond the 200kg mark. 202kg will not cut it this time but somewhere around 205-206kg should do it. But we are prepared for the challenge,” coach Sharma is quoted as saying by PTI news agency.
The 29-year-old has struggled to surpass her personal best of 88kg in the snatch, set at the 2020 National Championships, and 119kg in clean and jerk, achieved at the 2021 Asian Championships, for quite a while. Her performance in the snatch section continues to be her achilles heal and her mediocre clean and jerk performance recently also doesn’t inspire confidence.
Despite the absence of North Korea’s Asian Games champion and world record holder Ri Song Gum, the 49kg event is a highly competitive contest. Chanu has set an entry weight of 200kg alongside two others – USA’s three-time Pan American champion and a world bronze medallist Jourdan Delacruz and 2021 world champion Surodchana Khambao of Thailand. Zhihui and two-time European champion Romanian Mihaela Cambei have set entry weights of 210kg and 205kg respectively.
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Here are all the details about Saikhom Mirabai Chanu’s Paris Olympics 2024 weightlifting 49kg event…
When is Saikhom Mirabai Chanu’s Paris Olympics 2024 weightlifting 49kg event going to take place?
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu’s Paris Olympics 2024 weightlifting 49kg event will take place on Wednesday, August 7.
What time will Saikhom Mirabai Chanu’s Paris Olympics 2024 weightlifting 49kg event begin?
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu’s Paris Olympics 2024 weightlifting 49kg event will begin at 11pm IST.
Where can I watch Saikhom Mirabai Chanu’s Paris Olympics 2024 weightlifting 49kg event LIVE on TV in India?
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu’s Paris Olympics 2024 weightlifting 49kg event will be LIVE on Sports18 network channels in India.
How can I watch livestreaming of Saikhom Mirabai Chanu’s Paris Olympics 2024 weightlifting 49kg event in India?
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu’s Paris Olympics 2024 weightlifting 49kg event will be available for livestreaming on Jio Cinema website and app in India.