Commonwealth Video games medalist weightlifter Bindyarani Devi received India’s first-ever World Cup medal by clinching bronze within the girls’s 55kg weightlifting occasion on the IWF World Cup right here on Tuesday. Competing within the non-Olympic weight class, 25-year-old Bindiarani lifted a complete of 196 kg (83 and 113 kg) to win the bronze.

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Nonetheless, this Manipuri weightlifter couldn’t carry out as per expectations. She received a silver medal on the 2022 Commonwealth Video games in Birmingham with a complete effort of 203 kg. The Indian participant might make solely three legitimate makes an attempt in six makes an attempt. Her complete weight effort was 38 kg lower than Kang Hyon Gyong of North Korea who received the gold medal with a complete elevate of 234 kg (103 and 131 kg). Romania’s Cambei Mihaela-Valentina, who certified for the Paris Olympics 2024 in Mirabai Chanu‘s 49kg weight class, received the silver medal with a private finest effort of 201kg complete (91 and 110kg).

Bindyarani Devi additionally received a silver medal within the clear and jerk class by lifting 113 kg. At continental, World Cup and World Championships, medals are awarded individually for snatch, clear and jerk, and complete weight. Regardless of profitable a medal within the closing Olympic qualifying occasion, Bindyarani is out of competition for the Paris Video games, however she gave her finest to present the nation a podium end.

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Bindyarani Devi moved as much as the 59 kg weight class included within the Paris Olympics and competed in that class on the 2022 World Championships and completed twenty fifth. She then returned to her previous 55 kg weight class during which she had received a silver medal on the Asian Championships final yr. Bindyarani is presently ranked twenty ninth within the 59kg Olympic Qualification Rating (OQR) and is out of competition as the highest 10 lifters in every weight class will qualify for the Paris Video games.