NEW DELHI: India’s Mirabai Chanu, the 2017 world champion in weightlifting, has qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games in women’s 49 kg category, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced on Friday.
The 26-year-old from Manipur has qualified on the basis of her world ranking points. The Indian lifter is ranked second in the women’s 49kg category with 4133,6172 points in her kitty.
China’s Hou Zhihui is top-ranked in 49kg with 4926,4422 points. As per rules of the IWF, top eight lifters in each of the 14 weight categories, including seven in the women’s group, are eligible to compete in Tokyo Olympic Games.
The 26-year-old from Manipur has qualified on the basis of her world ranking points. The Indian lifter is ranked second in the women’s 49kg category with 4133,6172 points in her kitty.
China’s Hou Zhihui is top-ranked in 49kg with 4926,4422 points. As per rules of the IWF, top eight lifters in each of the 14 weight categories, including seven in the women’s group, are eligible to compete in Tokyo Olympic Games.
Many congratulations to #TOPSAthlete weightlifter @mirabai_chanu who has qualified for #Tokyo2020 after @iwfnet pub… https://t.co/dndgkOjoQq
— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) 1623498662000
Besides Mirabai and Hou, there are two more Asian lifters among the top eight in women’s 49 kg.
Indonesia’s Aisah Windy Cantika is ranked fifth and Vietnam’s Vuong Thi Huyen is seventh. Two European and two Pan American lifters fill the other four slots.
In men’s 67 kg category, India’s teenage weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga is ranked 12th and failed to get continental berth for the Tokyo Olympics as it was allotted to Korean weightlifter Han Myeong-mok.
Top eight world-ranked athletes get automatic berths for the Olympics. The IWF had set a May 31 deadline to achieve world ranking points.
Stay connected with us on social media platform for instant update click here to join our Twitter, & Facebook
We are now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@TechiUpdate) and stay updated with the latest Technology headlines.
For all the latest Sports News Click Here
For the latest news and updates, follow us on Google News.
Denial of responsibility! NewsAzi is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – [email protected]. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.
