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Indian weightlifting star Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, returning to the international stage after a pandemic-enforced one-year break, did not complete her first two lifts in the snatch section at the Asian Championship in Tashkent on 17 April. The situation was all too uncomfortably familiar for her.
She stepped up for her third attempt, the pressure to register an attempt immense. She managed to life 86kg in snatch. Not bad.
And it was going to get better.
She followed it with a world record of 119kg in clean and jerk for a total score of 205kg. The effort fetched her a bronze medal, as the snatch weight wasn’t quite enough. But the weight of mental burden seems to have definitely reduced.
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Covid India: Govt to provide extra care to Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes
ANI/New Delhi
AFP
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju admits athletes are facing challenges in preparation.
Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday promised to provide “extra care” to Olympic-bound athletes ahead of the showpiece event.
The Tokyo Olympics will be held from July 23-August 8 this year after getting postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, the Covid-19 crisis has gripped India and the country has been reporting more than 3,00,000 new cases every day.
Rijiju admitted that the athletes are facing challenges in their preparation for the Tokyo Olympics and hence promised to provide them assistance amid the testing times.
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