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IWF AXES CHANU'S 49KG WEIGHT CLASS FOR LA 2028 OLYMPICS, OPTS FOR 53KG DIVISION
Hindustan Times Punjab
|November 04, 2025
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on Monday ratified the Olympic weight classes for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics with Mirabai Chanu's 49kg class excluded from the programme.
Chanu, 31, won her Tokyo Olympics silver medal in 49kg while her 2025 World Championships silver in Norway came in 48kg.
“Following the encouraging decision taken by the IOC to enlarge the weightlifting programme at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 - where 12 events (six men, six women) will be contested-the IWF selected the bodyweight categories for the upcoming Olympic rendezvous,” it said in a statement.
This story is from the November 04, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Punjab.
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