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Mirabai Chanu withdrew from the IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Ningbo, China due to a back issue, shortly before competing in the women's 53kg category. The Olympic silver medallist was placed in Group B with an entry total of 200kg, marking her first appearance in the new weight class after the International Weightlifting Federation's revision for the 2028 Games.
India's Gyaneshwari Yadav finished eighth in the same category, lifting a total of 198kg (88kg+110kg) to top Group C. China's Zhang Haiqin won gold with 221kg, followed by America's Eleanor Ulrey with 220kg and North Korea's So Hyon Kim with 214kg. The World Championships is one of six events in the first phase of the Olympic qualification system for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
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