Mirabai Chanu, the Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, might have finished third in Group B by lifting weights way below her best at the IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand on Monday but it certainly was the best thing coach Vijay Sharma has experienced in the past six months. For the record, Mirabai's best lift in snatch was 81kg and 103kg was her top lift in the second attempt in the clean and jerk section in the event. Her personal best is 88kg and 119kg in the snatch and C&J sections respectively.
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