Forde (Norway), Oct 1 (PTI) On a comeback trail, former champion Mirabai Chanu will continue to test herself in the new 48kg category when she once again carries India’s medal hopes at the World Weightlifting Championships beginning here on Thursday.

Although India has fielded a 12-member squad, the 2017 world champion and 2022 silver medallist Chanu remains the country’s lone realistic medal contender.

With the new Olympic weight divisions in effect for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, the 31-year-old has opted to move down from the 49kg class to 48kg.

The injury-hit Tokyo Olympic silver medallist returned to action in August after a year-long rehab, managing a modest 193kg (84kg+109kg) at the Commonwealth Championships in a relatively weak field.

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