Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu will lead a five-member Indian contingent at the World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
World Weightlifting Championships 2023
As per Olympics.com, the Riyadh event will be a qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics and will be held from September 4 to 17.
Mirabai Chanu will be competing in the women’s 49 kg category. The two-time world championships medalist will be aiming for a gold.
Bindyarani Devi, the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships gold medal winner, will also be taking part in the women’s 55 kg event.
Mirabai Chanu and Bindyarani Devi are currently undergoing training at St Louis’ SQUAT University under Dr Aron Horschig.
In addition, the men’s team consists of 2022 Commonwealth Games champion Achinta Sheuli, who will be taking part in the 73 kg category. The current national-level champion Narayana Ajith, Shubham Todkar will also be competing.
