Indian weightlifter Saikom Mirabai Chanu, finished fourth with a combined total of 199kg in the women’s 49kg event at the Paris Olympics 2024, expressed disappointment but vowed to work harder for future competitions.
New Delhi: Indian weightlifter Saikom Mirabai Chanu expressed her disappointment after she failed to secure medal. She finished fourth in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday.
Chanu narrowly missed out on a medal, securing fourth place with a combined total of 199kg.
She shared her sentiments in a video posted by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), saying, “I tried my best to win a medal for the country but I missed it today…It is a part of the game, we all sometimes win and sometimes lose…Next time I will work harder to win a medal for the country…I will try my best and will deliver my best performance in the next game.”
“Tried my best but missed out on a medal”: Mirabai Chanu after finishing fourth in women’s 49kg weightlifting at Paris Olympics
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For India and Chanu, it was another fourth-place finish in Paris, narrowly missing out on a medal with a combined total of 199kg.
In weightlifting, athletes compete in two main events: the snatch, where the barbell is lifted above the head in one fluid motion, and the clean-and-jerk, where the barbell is first brought to the chest (clean) and then pushed overhead with straight arms and locked elbows (jerk), held until a buzzer signals completion.
China’s Hou Zhihui claimed gold with a total of 206kg, Romania’s Mihaela Valentina Cambei secured silver with 205kg, and Thailand’s Surodchana Khambao won bronze with 200kg.
India has so far earned three bronze medals at the Paris Olympics, all in shooting events.
