The Riyadh event will be a qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics and will be held from September 4 to 17, as per Olympics.com.
BindyarDevi, the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships gold medal winner, will be taking part in women's 55 kg event.
Chanu and Bindyarani are currently undergoing training at St Louis' SQUAT University under Dr Aron Horschig.
The men's team consists of 2022 Commonwealth Games champion
Youth Olympic Games champion and CWG gold medalist Jeremy Lalrinnunga will be missing out on the event due to an injury.
This will be Chanu's second competition this year. The 28-year-old lifter from Manipur had undergone five-month rehab followig a hip surgery last year in December. She managed to compete in May's Asian Championships, but could manage only sixth position.
The Championships will be a pre-cursor to
World Weightlifting Championships 2023: India team
-Women: Mirabai Chanu (49kg), Bindyarani Devi (55kg)
-Men: Shubham Todkar (61kg), Achinta Sheuli (73kg), Narayana Ajith (73kg). (ANI)