NEW DELHI: Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Saturday expressed sadness next being not able to grasp her dream of securing an Asian Video games medal because of a thigh muscle trauma sustained throughout the ladies’s 49kg match in Hangzhou on Saturday.
The Olympic silver medalist mentioned that she started experiencing ache throughout her warm-up earlier than the development. Regardless of her tutor advising her to eject from the contest, she proceed, pushed through her want to earn a medal for the people.
“When I was warming up before the snatch section, I felt pain on my thigh, I think deep sheathing hit me. They have put ice and some spray, and will see in India what kind of treatment we will do. I am having pain now also,” Chanu mentioned next the development, the place she completed fourth.
“It is pain in the glutes and the bones on the right side of the thigh,” she added.
An Asian Video games medal is the one silverware lacking from the Manipuri’s adorned cupboard. Chanu had completed 9th within the 2014 version and was once compelled to omit the 2018 Video games because of a again trauma.
“I had trained hard but I could not bring the results because of this pain. I tried my best to win a medal for the country but could not. I am feeling bad.
“I may just now not participate within the 2018 Asian Video games. It was once my dream to win a medal within the Asian Video games however it isn’t taking place. Now, my goal is to do neatly within the Paris Olympics.”
“Ache had began throughout seize sizzling up. Sir (Vijay Sharma) requested me if I sought after to drag out as a result of it is going to govern to critical trauma. However I persisted as a result of I sought after to win a medal,” she added.
Chanu lifted 108kg in her first clean and jerk but increased the weight to 117kg with an eye on a medal.
“I used to be feeling ache however I driven up the second one aim in blank and whisk to 117kg. If I had lifted 117kg I’d have received a bronze medal.
“I passed just one lift (both in snatch, and clean and jerk). Had I done 86kg in snatch, I could have gone easier also.”
She mentioned refuse remedy was once given in between competitions.
“It is not allowed to give treatment during competition, so we put some tapes on the thigh and did the clean and jerk.”
(With inputs from PTI)
The Olympic silver medalist mentioned that she started experiencing ache throughout her warm-up earlier than the development. Regardless of her tutor advising her to eject from the contest, she proceed, pushed through her want to earn a medal for the people.
“When I was warming up before the snatch section, I felt pain on my thigh, I think deep sheathing hit me. They have put ice and some spray, and will see in India what kind of treatment we will do. I am having pain now also,” Chanu mentioned next the development, the place she completed fourth.
“It is pain in the glutes and the bones on the right side of the thigh,” she added.
An Asian Video games medal is the one silverware lacking from the Manipuri’s adorned cupboard. Chanu had completed 9th within the 2014 version and was once compelled to omit the 2018 Video games because of a again trauma.
“I had trained hard but I could not bring the results because of this pain. I tried my best to win a medal for the country but could not. I am feeling bad.
“I may just now not participate within the 2018 Asian Video games. It was once my dream to win a medal within the Asian Video games however it isn’t taking place. Now, my goal is to do neatly within the Paris Olympics.”
“Ache had began throughout seize sizzling up. Sir (Vijay Sharma) requested me if I sought after to drag out as a result of it is going to govern to critical trauma. However I persisted as a result of I sought after to win a medal,” she added.
Chanu lifted 108kg in her first clean and jerk but increased the weight to 117kg with an eye on a medal.
“I used to be feeling ache however I driven up the second one aim in blank and whisk to 117kg. If I had lifted 117kg I’d have received a bronze medal.
“I passed just one lift (both in snatch, and clean and jerk). Had I done 86kg in snatch, I could have gone easier also.”
She mentioned refuse remedy was once given in between competitions.
“It is not allowed to give treatment during competition, so we put some tapes on the thigh and did the clean and jerk.”
(With inputs from PTI)
