The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, who is currently in St Louis, USA for a 65-day camp under Dr Ar🅷on Horschig, will, however, compete at the World Championships and Asian Games in September.🉐
Recovering from a thigh injury she suffered about a month-and-a-half ago, Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu is now "95 per cent fit" but will not compete at the Commonwealth Championships at home next week, Indian Weightlifting 🅺Federation (IWLF) President Sahdev Yadav said on Thursday.
The T💃okyo Olympics silver medallist, who is currently in St Louis, USA for a 65-day camp under Dr Aron Horschig, will, however, compete at the World Championships and Asian Games in September.
"Mirab🅰ai had a little injury, she is undergoing rehab in St Louis for that. She is 95 per cent fit now and training well," Yadav told reporters on Thursday.
&quꦚot;About a month-and-a-half ago, Mirabai had complained💙 of a problem in her thigh. So we immediately made preparations to send her to the US," he added.
Chanu has been consulting Horschig, a former wei൩ghtlifter-turned-physical therapist and strength and conditioning coach, sincꦛe 2020.
He has been instrumental in sorting out her imbalance issue which affected her snatch technique. She has ha👍d several training stints with him.
The ဣIWLF is gearing up to to host the Commonwealth Senior, Junior and Youth Championships in Greater No꧑ida from July 12 and the Asian Youth and Junior Championships at the same venue from July 28.
"We have to keep her (Mirabai) protected till the Pa💛ris Olympics. She has to reduce weight to make the 49kg cut before competitions. And to do it so frequently will not be good for her, thus she will not be competing in the Commonwealth Championships," Yadav said.
The World Championships are scheduled from September 4 in Riyadh and the Asian Games will begin less than 20 days later in Hangzhou, Chi🐷na on September 23.
While the ꧂Asian Games are not a qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics, an Asiad medal is th🌌e only silverware that the Manipuri hasn't won.
On the other hand, under the 2024 Olympic qualifica♐tion rule, a lifter has to compღulsorily compete in the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 World Cup. Thus missing the Worlds is not an option for the 28-year-old.
Jeremy "weeded out" of national camp
Commonwealth Games ch🌞ampion Jeremy Lalrinnunga has been "weeded out" of the national camp after the weightlifter refused to go to the US for rehab for his back injury and also missed the trials for the Asian Games and World Championships.
"When Jeremy got hurt the first thing we told🍎 him was to go to St Louis. We also spoke to TOPS for it but he refused to go," Yadav said. 🌳
"He is a talented kid but did not ౠgive trials for World Championships and Asian Games. So, we weed🍸ed him out of the camp. He needs to perform to get back in.
"There have been little disciplinary issues with him as well." CWG silver medallist Sanket Sargar is also no𝕴t a part of the national camp in Patiala anymoꦬre.
"S⛦anket Sargar, he also had an injury so he was also removed from the camp. His performance has also gone down. Junior players beat him in the recent trials," Yadav said.