Mirabai Chanu to go to the US for Preparation.

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Mirabai Chanu to go to the US for Preparation.
14 Mar 2022
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Mirabai Chanu who brought laurels to the country last year after winning the silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 is all set to go to the United States for her preparation for the Commonwealth and Asian Games. She won the silver medal in Weightlifting in the 49 kg category organized in Tokyo. She will be leaving for the States along with her coach Vijay Sharma. Mirabai has chosen St. Louis as her pre-Olympic preparation venue. Mirabai will be preparing in St. Louis for the upcoming competitions for a month. Mira will be leaving with her coach Vijay Sharma on the night of March 16th or 17th. In the US Dr. Anthony Hershig will look after her fitness of her and make sure she remains away from any possible injuries. Due to these preparations, Mirabai will not be able to participate in the National Championship that is going to be held from March 19th to 31st in Bhubaneswar. According to the President of the weightlifting association, Sahdev Yadav, Mirabai was to be accompanied by six other weightlifters but some of them couldn't get Visas. They have requested the Ministry of External Affairs to intervene in this matter.

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