After Rio blow, gold at World Championships for Mirabai Chanu

After Rio blow, gold at World Championships for Mirabai Chanu
23-year-old Mirabai Chanu becomes second Indian after Karnam Malleswari to win a Championship medal; says can finally go home

For a little over a year, weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has been battling frequent bouts of depression. Not a day has passed without her becoming wistful about that sombre August day in Rio last year, when her Olympic dream was shattered because of her three failed lifts. The DNF (Did Not Finish) against her name was a hard blow for India’s big Olympic hope. And it took a 194-kg lift to get that weight off her shoulders.