Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu targets 2024 Asian Championships to return from injury

Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu who sustained a hip injury during the Asian Games, is eyeing a return to the sport at the Asian Championships next year.

The Asian Championships – an Olympic qualifying event – is set to take place from February 3 to 10 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. However, as with the World Championships in September, she will only be able to confirm her participation by fulfilling the necessary formalities at the next Olympic qualifying event, the IWF Grand Prix II in Doha from December 4 to 14.

Chanu was diagnosed with hip tendonitis after suffering the injury last month while competing in the Hangzhou Games. She had failed to lift 117kg in the clean and jerk and looked in considerable pain before she had to be carried away.

National coach Vijay Sharma confirmed to PTI that Mira had hip tendonitis, specifically an issue in her TFL but is in recovery now.

“The doctor had asked Mira to rest for six weeks. She has started her rehab process in Patiala. She is 75 percent fit now. She will start training from December 20,” he said.

The former world champion also suffers from an imbalance issue in her right shoulder and back. Earlier at the Asian Championships in May, a sprained hip had forced...

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