Contemporary off her heroic feat of cinching a silver with an injured wrist on the World Championship final week, weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu has no plans of slowing down. “Mujhe bahut khushi hui ki Tokyo [Olympics] ke baad Commonwealth video games mein gold jeeta, aur ab World Champion dubara bani,” says Chanu, who was topped World Champion in 2017. Her subsequent goal is gold at Paris Olympics in 2024.
Ask her how she managed the efficiency with an harm, she says, “Mushkil tha par maine battle kiya. My wrist has been giving me bother for the reason that time I began coaching for the event. Naturally, my apply was hampered. I used to be getting uncertain of my participation on the World Championships. Given its significance, there was fairly a little bit of stress. Plus, it was going to determine if I’d qualify for the following Olympics. Sab ke pyaar se aaj essential phir World Champion bani.”
Chanu’s latest win has impressed younger women to take to social media to emulate her. “Jab essential Tokyo silver medal le aayi, tab se kaafi younger gamers, khaas karke ladkiyan, mujhe dekh kar encourage hui. There are only a few feminine athletes on this sport. I need to be a task mannequin for these aspiring to take up weightlifting,” she tells us.
Ask her if she want to see her journey get tailored for silver display screen, Chanu says she’d be thrilled: “Mujhe bahut khushi hogi agar mere upar movie/documentary achhe se banayi gayi toh. My journey may encourage folks. It is vitally essential to point out all of the sacrifices and hardwork that go behind each medal we win for the nation.”
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