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Mirabai Chanu withdraws from weightlifting competition
Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu pulls out of World Weightlifting Championships due to back sprain.
In brief
Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu pulls out of World Weightlifting Championships due to back sprain. Olympic weightlifter Mirabai Chanu withdrew from the 53kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo after suffering a back sprain during warm-up. Originally reported by Sportstar.
Mirabai Chanu withdraws from competition
Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu withdrew from the women’s 53kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo due to a back sprain.
Back sprain during warm-up
Mirabai experienced a back sprain while warming up for the competition in the morning and decided not to compete.
Gyaneshwari Yadav finishes eighth
Gyaneshwari Yadav, the other Indian in the 53kg category, competed in Group 'C' and finished eighth with a total lift of 198kg.
What it means
Olympic weightlifter Mirabai Chanu withdrew from the 53kg event at the World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo after suffering a back sprain during warm-up.
