Going forward, Mirabai Chanu is one of India’s brightest medal prospects in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, even though she is yet to secure a quota. However, her rankings will be enough to see her participate in the mega-event, which is going to be her second appearance at the Games.
Mirabai made her Olympics debut at the 2016 Rio Games, where she was disqualified after a failed lift in the clean and jerk category. Looking back, the Manipuri recalled how she was completely broken after her exit.
“After I failed in the Rio Olympics I was completely broken. I had aspirations of winning a medal but I was not able to do so. So, I kept thinking 'after working so hard why did I fail',” said Mirabai Chanu, as reported by TOI.
There was a lot of scrutinising following the result in South America, with the athlete speaking to the psychologists in SAI as she searched for a way to improve in the upcoming days. Mirabai came back strongly in the next few years and is now all geared up to claim a medal at the 2021 Tokyo Games.
“There were a lot of questions in my mind. Then I spoke to the psychologist at SAI. They told me it was my first Olympics so there was more pressure, expectations were really high and these were all the things that I had been feeling. I spoke to them about what I can do. After that slowly I was able to get back and do well,” added the 2017 World Champion.
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