Indian weightlifters will look to capitalise on dwelling help and construct momentum forward of a packed 12 months that includes the Commonwealth Video games and Asian Video games when the Asian Championships start right here on Monday. With the Commonwealth Video games and Asian Video games looming on the horizon, the match assumes added significance for athletes chasing qualification factors and momentum on the worldwide degree. India will discipline a sizeable contingent, banking on a mixture of established performers and rising names to make an impression in opposition to a robust Asian discipline. The most important crowd-puller, Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu, will miss the occasion as she continues to get better from a shoulder niggle. Her absence leaves the highlight on skilled campaigners comparable to Commonwealth medallists Bindyarani Devi, Harjinder Kaur and Lovepreet Singh. India has fielded a 16-member group with eight individuals every within the males’s and girls’s class, whereas an extra 4 athletes have earned participation slots as hosts. The squad additionally contains a variety of rising abilities, with Bedabrat Bharali and Gyaneshwari Yadav regarded among the many promising kids to observe throughout the week-long occasion. Within the final version, India returned empty-handed with solely two lifters collaborating within the occasion in China in 2025. Initially scheduled for April, the championships have been postponed due to tensions in western Asia. The match will characteristic a stacked discipline of over170 athletes from 30 international locations, together with visitor nations Australia and New Zealand. The competitors will even characteristic a number of Olympic and world champions. China’s Liu Huanhua, the reigning Olympic and world champion within the 102kg class, headlines the sector. Qatar’s Fares Ibrahim, who gained the Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, will even compete, alongside North Korean world champions Kang Hyon Gyong and Ri Suk. Squad: Girls: Komal Kohar (48kg), Gyaneshwari Yadav (53kg), Koyel Bar (53kg Visitor), Bindyarani Devi (58kg), Nirupama Devi (63kg), Harjinder Kaur (69kg), Sanjana (77kg), Vanshita Verma (86kg), Marina Devi (+86kg). Males: Rishikanta Singhchanabam (60kg), M Raja (65kg), Pesi Charu (65kg Visitor), Ajith Narayana (71kg), Madhavan Thirumurugan (71kg Visitor), Bedabrat Bharali (79kg), Babu Valluri Ajaya (79kg Visitor), Abhishek Sureshnipane (88kg), Harcharan Singh (110kg), Parv Choudhary (94kg), Lovepreet Singh (+110kg).
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