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Mirabai Chanu: If I lift 210 kg, I can win gold anywhere

The Manipuri girl, who was conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on Tuesday will also miss November's World Championships to be held at Turkmenistan

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World and Commonwealth Games champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu, who missed out on the last Asian Games in Jakarta due to a back injury, is eyeing an Olympic qualification through six World Weightlifting Championships to be held in 2019.

The Manipuri girl, who was conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on Tuesday will also miss November's World Championships to be held at Turkmenistan. "I felt very sad to miss the Asian Games because it was my dream to win a gold there, but I'm targeting the 2020 Olympics," said Chanu on the sidelines of a promotional event where Edelweiss Group presented her and other athletes a life insurance cover of Rs 1 crore yesterday.

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