3 Reasons why Mirabai Chanu can win Gold for India in Olympics 2020

The world’s grandest sports competition, The Olympics will take place in the first year of the new decade as the fans are eagerly waiting for the release of the Olympics 2020 Schedule. There will be several sporting events like always and the top athletes from all over the world will gather in Tokyo with the sole aim of boosting their nation’s Olympics 2020 Medal Tally.

India could not win a gold medal in the 2016 Olympics but looking at the pool of talent present in the Indian contingent, the chances the fans see at least one gold medal in India’s Olympics 2020 Medal Tally are very high. Weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu is the leading Indian candidate to win the gold this year and here are three reasons why she can finish at the top of the podium in Tokyo.

Fighting Spirit present in her

Before all the skills and talent that is required to do well at the Olympics, an athlete should have a fighting spirit. Mirabai Chanu had taken part in the Rio Olympics 2016 however, she failed to lift even a single weight in the clean and jerk category.

The female weightlifter will be tested once again by the tough Olympics 2020 Schedule however, she should overcome that difficulty with the fighting spirit present in her. She will look to forget the poor performance and secure the gold in Tokyo.

Record-breaking performance at Commonwealth Games 2018

The Commonwealth Games serve as the perfect platform for the upcoming players to gear up for the Olympics. Mirabai Chanu had shattered the games record of her category at Gold Coast in 2018 to claim the gold medal for India.

Having performed so well at a global event, she will look to carry her momentum forward and add a gold medal to India’s Olympics 2020 Medal Tally.

Current form

While she had won the Commonwealth Games gold medal two years ago, she has shown that she has not lost her touch yet as Chanu finished first in the National Weightlifting Championships which happened in 2020.

She outlasted every single opponent of her to win the gold medal and this would have definitely motivated her to bring her ‘A’ game to the table at the Olympics.

Thus, these are the three key reasons why the 25-year-old weightlifter from Manipur named Mirabai Chanu can boost the Tokyo Olympics Medal Tally of the Indian contingent with a superb performance in her sport.