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Fit-again Mirabai will win medal at Paris Olympics: IWLF chief Yadav

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January 30, 2024

WEIGHTLIFTING has had its share of fame, shame, injuries and controversies even after Mirabai Chanu's silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021. Read more at:https://www.magzter.com/stories/newspaper/The-New-Indian-Express/FITAGAIN-MIRABAI-WILL-WIN-MEDAL-AT-PARIS-OLYMPICS-IWLF-CHIEF-YADAV

Fit-again Mirabai will win medal at Paris Olympics: IWLF chief Yadav

The sport that was supposed to look up and march forward managed to slip. Though there have been speculations about Mirabai's injury, Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) president Sahdev Yadav is optimistic that she will win another medal at the next Olympics in Paris this summer.

Between the buzzer and clanking of metal in the make-shift sprawling AC hall outside the JN Indoor Stadium here on Sunday, the WFI chief said that the sport in fact has been improving. "We have quite a few young weightlifters who are doing well and will be ready by the next Olympics (LA2028)," said the top WFI official on the sidelines of the Khelo India Youth Games.

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