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Mirabai Chanu’s inspiring story of redemption at the Tokyo Olympics was a climax for Indian weightlifting in a fruitful 2021 however the sport confronted a questionable future around the world with governance and doping-related issues compromising its position in the Olympics going ahead.
Mirabai Chanu had left the 2016 Rio Olympics in tears subsequent to neglecting to log a lift however five years on, she showed the splendid poise in Tokyo for a silver medal to cover the apparitions of the past.
Although, her preparations endured a shot when the Olympics were deferred by a year, prompting her schedule going haywire in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
She set a new worldwide best in the jerk segment and furthermore bettered her own record in transit winning her first Asian Championship medal, a bronze in April.
The 27-year-old Indian lifted 86kg and a world record of 119kg in quick lift for an aggregate of 205kg, improving of both her Chinese rivals who won the gold and silver.
With another world record in her kitty and an irregularity issue sorted, Mirabai Chanu, was one of India’s most splendid medal trusts heading into the Olympics and she satisfied that front.
She opened the nation’s count on the first day of the season, a remarkable accomplishment that sent the whole country into hysteria.
With that monstrous accomplishment, Mirabai Chanu’s year finished as the Manipuri pulled out of the World Championship and Commonwealth Championships which were held all the while.
In the worldwide plan of things, as lifters all over the globe kept on holding onto fantasies about taking an interest in the Olympics, the destiny of the game at future Games hung in balance.
Unnerved by many years of uncontrolled doping, pay off, vote-apparatus and defilement at weightlifting’s most significant levels, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at long last made a move and took steps to drop the game from the Olympic program.
Recently, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) was depicted as an issue because of debasement and history of doping by IOC president Thomas Bach.
“The IWF and its future leadership must demonstrate its transition towards compliance and effective change of culture. Furthermore, they must successfully address the historical incidence of doping in the sport and ensure the integrity, robustness and full independence of its anti-doping programme,” Bach said.
Weightlifting was left off the list for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, which will be put before the IOC individuals for approval in February.
The IWF has been occupied with fixing its spoiled appearance yet the truth will surface eventually whether it would have the option to get a future for the game which has seen its portion of competitors descend from 260 at the Rio Olympics to 120 at the 2024 Paris Games.
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