One more day, one more 4th place, this is the ongoing status of Indian athletes participating in the Olympics as they come close but still fall short of medals. Now, one more name has been added to this list.
Almost within grasp but still out of reach, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu splendidly performed in the snatch, lifting 85 and 88 kg, but failed to do well in the clean and jerk. As a result, she finished 4th in the Paris Olympics final, which hurts more than a clean failure. Mirabai lifted a total of 199 kg, which includes snatch and clean and jerk, finishing behind Zhihui Hou of China with 206 kg, Mihaela Valentina Cambei of Romania with 205 kg, and Surodchana Khambao of Thailand with 200 kg.
The Tokyo silver medalist gave it her all in the six attempts but unfortunately didn’t achieve success. With this loss, it is right to say that not just she but also the late-night fans who were watching the game got emotional after seeing her dreams shattered. See all those fans’ reactions after Chanu failed to recreate what she did in Tokyo.
Mirabai Chanu also 4th?
india at 2024-4-4-4-4-4
— nandita (@i_nandita) August 7, 2024
Mirabai Chanu out of medal contention. India’s horrendous run at Paris Olympics continues. 💔😕
— H G Tannhaus (@tannhaushg) August 7, 2024
Mirabai Chanu 💔
— 🫶 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐓 🫶 Ankita_Tosty (fan account) (@SanaKiTosty09) August 7, 2024
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