Indian weightlifters Sivalingam Sathish Kumar and Saikhom Mirabai
Chanu on Friday earned the right to compete at the Rio Olympics in men's
and women's weight categories respectively after topping the selection
trials.
Selection trials were held in Patiala to choose one lifter each from men's and women's category across all weight divisions after India had earned two quota places for the Rio Games at Senior Asian Championships at Tashkent, Uzbekistan in April.
Sivalingam Sathish Kumar earned the ticket for Rio after finishing on top among male lifters with a total of 336kg in 77kg weight division. He lifted 151kg in snatch and 185kg in clean & jerk.
Saikhom Mirabai, meanwhile, was the best finisher among women competitors across all weight categories. She created two new national records en-route to grabbing the Olympic berth in the 48kg category.
She bettered her own record by 1kg in snatch, picking up 85kg, while she equalled the record of N Kunjarani Devi (107kg) in clean & jerk. In the process, Mirabai broke Kunjarani's total record of 190kg with a combined lift of 192kg.
Selection trials were held in Patiala to choose one lifter each from men's and women's category across all weight divisions after India had earned two quota places for the Rio Games at Senior Asian Championships at Tashkent, Uzbekistan in April.
Sivalingam Sathish Kumar earned the ticket for Rio after finishing on top among male lifters with a total of 336kg in 77kg weight division. He lifted 151kg in snatch and 185kg in clean & jerk.
Saikhom Mirabai, meanwhile, was the best finisher among women competitors across all weight categories. She created two new national records en-route to grabbing the Olympic berth in the 48kg category.
She bettered her own record by 1kg in snatch, picking up 85kg, while she equalled the record of N Kunjarani Devi (107kg) in clean & jerk. In the process, Mirabai broke Kunjarani's total record of 190kg with a combined lift of 192kg.
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