Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu won silver at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships after beating the Tokyo 2020 champion Hou Zhihua of China in Colombia.
Mirabai lifted a combined weight of 200 kg (87kg in snatch and 113kg in clean and jerk) compared to Zhihua's total of 198 kg (89kg in snatch and 109 kg in clean and jerk). Meanwhile, China's Jiang Huihua took home the gold medal with a combined weight of 206 kg (93kg plus 113kg).
Mirabai had a slow start, lifting 85 kg in snatch. She failed in her second attempt (87 kg) before clearing her third (87 kg). Mirabai then struggled in her second clean and jerk attempt but she recovered in time to finish with a combined total of 113 kg and matched with Jiang in clean and jerk.
Mirabai finished behind China's Jiang Huihua, who won the gold with a total effort of 206kg (93kg+113kg)
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