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New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medalist <keyword id="1512866" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="mirabai-chanu" source="Orion">Mirabai Chanu</keyword> will lead a five-member Indian contingent at the World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 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. <keyword id="335457" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="chanu" source="Orion">Chanu</keyword> will be competing in women's 49 kg category. The two-time world championships medalist will be aiming for a gold. She won gold in 2017 meet at Anaheim while had to settle for silver last year in Bogota. 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 <keyword id="7365381" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="achinta-sheuli" source="Orion">Achinta Sheuli</keyword>, who will be taking part in 73 kg category. The current national-level champion Narayana Ajith, <keyword id="4889997" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="shubham-todkar" source="Orion">Shubham Todkar</keyword>, (who secured the gold medal in the 61kg category at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships) will also be competing. 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 <keyword id="84384" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="asian-games" source="Orion">Asian Games</keyword> this year as the same team, except for Todkar, will represent India's tricolour at the continental event, scheduled to take place from September 23 to October 8, in Hangzhou, China. World Weightlifting Championships 2023: India team -Women: Mirabai Chanu (49kg), Bindyarani Devi (55kg) -Men: Shubham Todkar (61kg), Achinta Sheuli (73kg), Narayana Ajith (73kg). (ANI)

Mirabai Chanu to lead India's contingent at World Weightlifting Championships

India's <keyword id="3770867" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jhilli-Dalabehera" source="Orion">Jhilli Dalabehera</keyword> won a silver medal in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, which is being held alongside the <keyword id="6398240" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="World-Championships" source="Orion">World Championships</keyword>. Jhilli, the 22-year weightlifter from Odisha's tribal Mayurbhanj district, finished second in the women's 49 kg, the same weight class in which <keyword id="1512866" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mirabai-chanu" source="Orion">Mirabai Chanu</keyword> won silver in Tokyo Olympics Games. Mirabai is not participating in this event as she is on a break. Jhilli, who is an <keyword id="770907" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Asian-champion" source="Orion">Asian champion</keyword> and a bronze medallist in the World junior in 45kg but has moved up to 49kg as 45kg is not a recognised Olympic discipline, came up with the best effort of 73kg in snatch and 94 kg in clean and jerk for a total of 167kg -- her personal best in this class. She finished second in the Commonwealth nations, behind Nigeria's Peter Stella Kingsley, who lifted 168kg (72 + 96). Though the <keyword id="61832" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Commonwealth-Weightlifting-Championship" source="Orion">Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship</keyword> is a qualifying event for next year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Jhilli could clinch her berth on Thursday as only the gold medallists at Tashkent make the grade. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/microsoft-whitehat-jr-collaborate-to-offer-minecraft-game-based-learning-experience/articleshow/88182095.cms">Microsoft, WhiteHat Jr collaborate to offer Minecraft game-based learning experience</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/mapmyindia-ce-info-systems-ipo-analysts-see-as-long-term-bet-on-being-pioneer-in-digital-maps/articleshow/88180960.cms">Analysts see MapmyIndia as a long term bet on being a pioneer in digital maps</a>

India's Jhilli Dalabehera wins silver in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A New Zealand weightlifter is set to be the first openly transgender athlete at the Olympic Games.</li><li>Laurel Hubbard, 43, came out as transgender in 2013.</li><li>"I am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has been given to me," she said.</li></ul>New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has become the first openly transgender athlete picked to compete at an Olympic Games.The 43-year-old was selected to compete in the women's super-heavyweight category in Tokyo.Hubbard competed in men's events before coming out as transgender in 2013.She won silver at the 2017 world championships and finished sixth in 2019 after recovering from a serious arm injury at the 2018 Commonwealth Games."I am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has been given to me by so many New Zealanders," <a href="https://www.olympic.org.nz/news/five-weightlifters-named-to-new-zealand-olympic-team/">Hubbard said in a statement issued Monday by the New Zealand Olympic Committee</a>."When I broke my arm at the Commonwealth Games three years ago, I was advised that my sporting career had likely reached its end. But your support, your encouragement, and your aroha carried me through the darkness."The last 18 months has shown us all that there is strength in kinship, in community, and in working together towards a common purpose. The mana of the silver fern comes from all of you and I will wear it with pride."Hubbard became eligible to compete at the <keyword id="6360967" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="olympics">Olympics</keyword> in 2015 when the International Olympic Committee changed its rules around transgender athletes.Under the new rules, people assigned male at birth are permitted to compete in women's events without requiring sex-reassignment surgery if their testosterone levels are below a certain threshold.Hubbard's testosterone levels fall within the allowed limit. As such, she is able to compete in Tokyo.Her inclusion is not without controversy, however. Some critics, including fellow competitors, argue that her competing in Tokyo is unfair to cisgender athletes.Save Women's <keyword id="6356028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="sports">Sports</keyword> Australasia, an advocacy group that opposes transgender women's participation in women's sports, criticized Hubbard's selection."It is flawed policy from the IOC that has allowed the selection of a 43-year-old biological male who identifies as a woman to compete in the female category," <a href="https://twitter.com/SWS_australasia/status/1406870256195309568">the group said</a>.Belgian weightlifter Anna Vanbellinghen said last month that allowing Hubbard to compete in Tokyo was "like a bad joke.""Anyone that has trained <keyword id="59644" type="SPORT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Weightlifting">weightlifting</keyword> at a high level knows this to be true in their bones: this particular situation is unfair to the sport and to the athletes," she said, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57549653">per the BBC</a>."Life-changing opportunities are missed for some athletes - medals and Olympic qualifications - and we are powerless."Alison Heather, a University of Otago professor who focuses her research on the two main sex hormones - estrogen and testosterone - <a href="https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/factcheck-what-is-the-row-about-transgender-athletes-all-about">recently told Channel 4 that transgender women who transitioned after going through male puberty</a> could possess biological advantages over other female competitors.These include the ability to maintain muscle mass, and increased competitiveness, Heather said.Team New Zealand defended the decision to include Hubbard on its Olympic team, saying the move reflected the team's culture of respect and inclusion."We acknowledge that gender identity in sport is a highly sensitive and complex issue requiring a balance between human rights and fairness on the field of play," said Kereyn Smith, the CEO of the New Zealand Olympic Committee."As the New Zealand Team, we have a strong culture of manaaki and inclusion and respect for all."Olympic Weightlifting New Zealand's president, Richie Patterson, added: "Laurel has shown grit and perseverance in her return from a significant injury and overcoming the challenges in building back confidence on the competition platform."Laurel is an astute student of the sport and technically very good with the lifts. We look forward to supporting her in her final preparations towards Tokyo."

A New Zealand weightlifter has become the first openly transgender athlete picked to compete at the Olympics

Six-time world champion M C <keyword id="47387" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mary-Kom">Mary Kom</keyword> (51kg) powered into the Olympic <keyword id="6374108" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="games">Games</keyword>' pre-quarterfinals after staving off a spirited challenge from Dominican Republic's Miguelina Hernandez <keyword id="16626" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Garcia">Garcia</keyword> in the opening round here on Sunday. The 38-year-old, who is a 2012 Olympic bronze-medallist, prevailed 4-1 against a rival who is 15 years her junior and a Pan American Games bronze-medallist. In a bout that was exciting from start to finish, Mary Kom displayed some brilliant tactics to overcome the fight that Garcia put up. "It has been very painful, the last couple of years, for everybody because of the pandemic and everything shut down. We are all suffering the same problem and every athlete has to train at home, but for us boxers we need a training partner," Mary Kom said in the mixed zone after her triumph. "I am so lucky, I could set up a little gym with equipment and a bag, but the only thing missing was a sparring partner which is the most important for the eye contact and everything," she added about the challenges building up to the Games amid the COVID-19 pandemic. If Mary Kom held back in the opening round to get a good measure of her rival, the veteran was aggression personified in the final three minutes after Garcia bagged the second round with some fierce punching of her own. Mary Kom's trusted right hook aided her well through the bout and she also displayed a sharp mind by forcing Garcia to lunge at her, opening up the space for the Indian to land clear punches. The youngster from Dominica had the stomach for a fight but was undone by her inability to strike clearly. Mary Kom, a mother of four, will next be up against third-seeded Colombian <keyword id="8152513" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ingrit-Valencia">Ingrit Valencia</keyword>, who was a bronze-medallist at the 2016 Rio Games. She has beaten the Colombian both times the two have faced, including the 2019 world championship quarterfinals. "I have all the medals in my hand. Olympic medal (bronze) from 2012, <keyword id="6354367" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Commonwealth-Games">Commonwealth Games</keyword> gold, six-time gold at world championships. It's not easy to count them, but the difficult part is continuously winning and performing, it's not easy," she said. "...what is left is the Olympic gold medal. That is what is driving me and pushing me to carry on. I am trying my best, if I am able to get it then I will be so grateful, but if not then I will still be so happy for all the medals I have won in the past," she added. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/mirabai-chanu-becomes-the-first-indian-weightlifter-to-win-a-silver-medal-at-olympics/articleshow/84701680.cms">Mirabai Chanu becomes the first Indian weightlifter to win a silver medal at Olympics</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/tokyo-olympics-pv-sindhu-wins-opening-match-against-ksenia-polikarpova/articleshow/84723787.cms">Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu wins opening match against Ksenia Polikarpova</a>

Mary Kom enters Olympic pre-quarters, outwits spirited Garcia from Dominica

<ul><li> Star cricketer <keyword id="13937" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rohit-Sharma">Rohit Sharma</keyword> and decorated woman wrestler <keyword id="2449644" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vinesh-Phogat">Vinesh Phogat</keyword> were among the four athletes recommended on Tuesday for this year's <keyword id="28214" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajiv-Gandhi-Khel-Ratna">Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna</keyword> award -- the country's highest sporting honour. </li><li>This is only the second time that four athletes have been recommended for the top sporting accolade.</li><li>In 2016, star shuttler P V Sindhu, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, shooter Jitu Rai, and wrestler Sakshi Malik were collectively given this award. </li></ul>Star cricketer Rohit Sharma and decorated woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat were among the four athletes recommended on Tuesday for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award -- the country's highest sporting honour. Woman paddler Manika Batra and Rio Paralympic gold-winning high jumper Mariappan Thangavelu were the other two sportspersons recommended for the prestigious award by a 12-member selection committee of the Sports Ministry. This is only the second time that four athletes have been recommended for the top sporting accolade. In 2016, star shuttler P V Sindhu, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, shooter Jitu Rai, and wrestler Sakshi Malik were collectively given this award. The 33-year-old Rohit will only be the fourth cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar, just-retired <keyword id="10138" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mahendra-Singh-Dhoni">Mahendra Singh Dhoni</keyword> and current skipper Virat Kohli to be conferred with the Khel Ratna. Tendulkar was the first Indian cricketer to get the Khel Ratna in 1998, followed by Dhoni in 2007 and Kohli in 2018, who won it jointly with weightlifter <keyword id="1512866" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mirabai-Chanu">Mirabai Chanu</keyword>. The committee, comprising the likes of Virender Sehwag and former hockey captain Sardar Singh, met at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) headquarters here. While Rohit has been recognised for his ever-rising accomplishments with the bat, Vinesh has been rewarded for her gold medals in the 2018 Commonwealth and Asian Games besides a bronze in the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships. Thangavelu got the recognition for his gold medal in the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the T42 high jump category. T42 applies to athletes with single above the knee amputations or a disability that is comparable. Star paddler Manika was recommended for her remarkable performance in 2018, a year during which she won the Commonwealth Games gold medal and Asian Games bronze in women's singles. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/latest-job-openings-at-google-microsoft-jp-morgan-goldman-sachs-ericsson-amazon-adobe-zomato-for-software-engineers/slidelist/77585263.cms">Google, Microsoft, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Ericsson and other companies hiring software engineers in India right now</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/barack-obama-has-privately-voiced-concerns-that-joe-biden-could-f-things-up-according-to-a-report/articleshow/77574349.cms">Barack Obama has privately voiced concerns that Joe Biden could 'f--- things up,' according to a report</a>

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