New Delhi: As the India is totally busy with ongoing IPL, Weightlifter Bindyarani Devi showcased her prowess on Tuesday as she clinched the bronze medal within the extremely aggressive girls’s 55kg occasion on the esteemed IWF World Cup. Renowned for her sterling efficiency on the Commonwealth Games, the place she secured the silver medal, Bindya delivered a commendable efficiency regardless of competing in a non-Olympic weight class. With sheer dedication and power, she lifted a exceptional whole of 196kg (83kg in snatch and 113kg in clear and jerk), securing her well-deserved spot on the rostrum. Notably, her prowess was significantly evident within the clear and jerk class, the place she excelled with a notable elevate of 113 kg, incomes her the silver medal in that phase.
In occasions resembling continental championships, World Cups, and World Championships, medals are bestowed individually for snatch, clear and jerk, and whole elevate. Despite her earlier successes, Bindya confronted a frightening problem within the non-Olympic weight class. Her efficiency, whereas commendable, fell in need of her earlier achievements, resembling her 2022 CWG medal-winning effort of 203kg. Despite her finest efforts, Bindya managed to safe solely three authorized lifts out of six makes an attempt, leading to a complete elevate that was 38kg lower than that of the gold medalist, North Korea’s Kang Hyon Gyong, who lifted a staggering 234kg (103kg in snatch and 131kg in clear and jerk).
Among her opponents, Romania’s Cambei Mihaela-Valentina emerged as a formidable contender, securing the silver medal with a exceptional private finest effort of 201kg (91kg in snatch and 110kg in clear and jerk). Mihaela-Valentina, who has earned qualification for the Paris Olympics in Mirabai Chanu’s 49kg weight class, transitioned to the 59kg weight class, which is able to characteristic within the upcoming Paris Games. Despite her previous participation within the 2022 world championships within the 59kg class, the place she completed twenty fifth, Bindya at the moment finds herself ranked twenty ninth within the 59kg Olympic Qualification Ranking (OQR). Unfortunately, she is out of competition for Olympic qualification, as solely the highest 10 lifters in every weight class will safe a spot within the prestigious Paris Games.
