‘I couldn’t eat or drink for three days’: Mirabai Chan’s sacrifice for CWG gold

Mirabai Chanu won her third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women’s 48kg weightlifting in Glasgow on Sunday, setting new Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games records, despite revealing that she did not eat or drink water for several days to gain weight.The 31-year-old from Manipur lifted 85 kg in the clean and 105 kg in the throw for a total of 190 kg. She broke the Commonwealth and Commonwealth Games records in the catch and also set new Commonwealth Games records in the clean and jerk and all-out lift.After receiving her medal, a teary-eyed Mirabai stood atop the podium as the national anthem played. She also had tricolor ribbons in her hair.

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“Jaldi jaldi karo, maine kuch khaaya nahi hai 2 din se (please hurry, I haven’t eaten for 2 days),” Mirabai told reporters.The Tokyo Olympics silver medalist later became emotional while talking about the support she received from her mother and coach Vijay Sharma.“They supported me in everything.“I was under a lot of pressure from family and friends, so I am happy to win the third gold for India,” she said after the victory.“I didn’t want to put in too much effort in these games, but my first attempt didn’t go well. Coach and I thought I would do two lifts each.”Ruth Asuquo Nyong of Nigeria finished second with a total lift of 168kg, 22kg behind Mirabai.Mirabai entered the contest after the rest of the field had completed their opening attempts. At 82kg, she missed her first smash but succeeded at the same weight in her second attempt before going on to break the Commonwealth record.She also failed her first clean and jerk attempt at 105 kg, but successfully lifted the same weight on her second attempt. The lift secured the gold medal and set new Commonwealth Games records for clean and jerk and total.With the title already sealed, Mirabai skipped her third clean attempt to avoid unnecessary tension ahead of the Asian Games, which are less than two months away.“Managing my weight is extremely difficult. For any athlete, controlling body weight is a huge struggle. When I compete in the 48kg category, it’s difficult because I barely have room to lose more weight.”“To gain weight this time, I had to stop everything. I haven’t been able to eat food or drink water for three days.”“50.5kg is my natural weight, so for 49kg it’s 1.5kg, but for 48kg it’s more, which is really hard,” she said.