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BHIM-UPI TOISA 2019 Nominees: Weightlifting
Ahead of the TOISA to be held on March 5, here's a recap of the how these Indian lifters fared in the year 2019.
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
After being out of action for more than half of 2018 due to injury, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu made a strong comeback bygd notching up a gold medal at the EGAT Cup in Thailand in February 2019. She won the 48kg category gold with an effort of 192 kg in the silver level Olympic kvalificerande event. Chanu beat the likes of Rio Olympics bronze medallist Miyake Hiromi and CWG
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Rio 2016 Olympics: Sathish Kumar Sivalingam finishes 11th, Indian lifters end campaign
After the Group A competition was over, he stood overall 11th in the field of 14 lifters.
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Sivalingam, who had a won gold in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, holds the national record of 336kg (149+187) in men’s 77kg.
Group B is meant for lower-ranked competitors who have registered lower entry weights and by finishing fourth even in this category, Sivalingam has no chance to be on the podium.
Jitu Rai Marks Another Disappointing Day For India
Group A of the same event is competed among higher-ranked lifters who have registered with higher entry weights.
Kazakhstan’s Rahimov Nijat clinched the gold with a total lift of 379kg (165+214), while China’s Lyu Xiaojun and Mahmoud Mohamed were second and third with a total of 379 kg (177+202) and 361kg (165+196) in Group A event.
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The other Indian lifter, Saikhom Mira
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BHIM-UPI TOISA 2019: Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and Sathish Sivalingam named Weightlifters of the Year
Chanu, who was out of action for more than half of 2018 due to an injury, made a strong comeback at the start of 2019, notching up a gold medal at the EGAT Cup in Thailand in February.
The 25-year-old won the 48kg category gold with an effort of 192 kg in the silver level Olympic qualifying event, defeating the likes of Rio Olympics bronze medallist Miyake Hiromi and CWG silver medallist Loa Dika Toua of Papua New Guinea.
In July 2019, Chanu notched up gold at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship, where she lifted a total of 191kg (84kg + 107 kg) in the senior women's 49 kg event.
At the World Championship in September 2019, Chanu bettered her own national record and came agonisingly close to a p