Relatives used to taunt, she is a girl, what will she do while playing!!!
Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who often comes to the city by truck or bus for training, tells that villagers and relatives used to taunt her mother that she is a girl, what will she do after playing, mother would listen to the taunts but would remain silent and never let me know. When he won a medal, praise replaced taunts.
Took up archery and made a career in weightlifting
Meera told that after seeing one of her cousins who played archery at the state level, she also decided to take up archery. When she reached the stadium, she heard the sound of players shouting and leaving her on the platform while lifting weights in the weight lifting complex located next to the archery complex. These voices inspired him towards this sport and he decided to make his career in weightlifting.
The pain Mirabai suffered in Hangzhou Asiad is still troubling her. This pain is mental as well as physical but Mira has vowed that she will not only recover from the injury she suffered in Asia but will also sacrifice everything for the Paris Olympics. Meera says she has mild pain in her thigh, is undergoing rehabilitation at NIS Patiala and is aiming to compete in the Olympic qualifying tournament next year.
Meera is going to see Dr. Dinsa Pardiwala on 6th November. Her America-based trainer Aaron Harsing is in touch with her. He does not feel any problem regarding Olympic qualification.
There is Olympic qualification in December and he will not lift weights in that. He will make his mark in this tournament and aims to return next year.
I was shocked by the defeat in Rio. I got a chance to play Olympics for the first time in the year 2016. I was hearing taunts from all sides for not being able to perform better. Many people were targeting the training of coach Vijay Sharma. When she returned to India, she was worried for a few days but then she decided that she would definitely win a medal in the next Olympics.
