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[ad_1] Recovering from a thigh injury she suffered about a month-and-a-half ago, Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu is now "95 per cent fit" but will not compete at the Commonwealth Championships at home next week, Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) President Sahdev Yadav said on Thursday. The Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, who is currently in St Louis, USA for a 65-day camp under Dr Aron Horschig, will, however, compete at the World Championships and Asian Games in September."Mirabai had a little injury, she is undergoing rehab in St Louis for that. She is 95 per cent fit now and training well," Yadav told reporters on Thursday."About a month-and-a-half ago, Mirabai had complained of a problem in her thigh. So we immediately made preparations to send her to the US," he added.Chanu ha...

[ad_1] Jeremy Lalrinnunga will miss the 2022 weightlifting World Championships as India will field a four-member squad spearheaded by Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu at the marquee event next month. Jeremy, India's maiden Youth Olympic champion, had injured himself during his gold-winning performance at the Commonwealth Games in July. The 20-year-old Mizo lifter is yet to recover from his thigh and hamstring injury. He had also missed the Asian Championships in October."Jeremy is still recovering from the injury he suffered during the Commonwealth Games, so he will not play in these world championships," India head coach Vijay Sharma told PTI."Many lifters from the CWG squad are nursing injuries, so we have selected the four lifters who are fit," Sharma added.Commonwealth Games si...