New Delhi: Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will bulk up to the 53kg category for the LA Games after her weight class was dropped from the 2028 Olympics.

Chanu, who had won the Tokyo Olympics in the 49kg, will compete in the LA Games in the 53kg, the lowest category for women at the 2028 edition of the Olympic Games.

The developement comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided to increase the total number of weightlifting events to 12.

New weight category to work in Chanu’s favour, says national coach

Chief national coach Vijay Sharma feels that the 53kg will work in Chanu’s favour at the Olympic Games, but also confirmed that the Manipuri boxer will continue in her old weight class till the Asian Games next year.

“This (removal of 49kg) is a good thing for Mi

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