Overview
- Chanu totaled 199kg with 84kg in snatch and 115kg in clean and jerk to claim her third World Championships medal after moving to the new 48kg class.
- North Korea’s Ri Song-gum took gold with world records of 122kg in clean and jerk and 213kg total, while Thailand’s Thanyathon Sukcharoen earned bronze at 198kg.
- After making 84kg in snatch and missing 87kg twice, Chanu went three-for-three in clean and jerk at 109kg, 112kg and 115kg.
- The 115kg lift, her first at that weight internationally since Tokyo 2021, edged Sukcharoen by one kilogram for overall silver.
- Chief coach Vijay Sharma had targeted a 200kg total for Førde; Chanu finished one kilo short as the team looks to build through upcoming regional meets toward the LA 2028 cycle.