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    Weightlifters including Mirabai barred from carrying national flag to Asian C’ship podium

    May 5, 2023Updated:May 5, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
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    The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has barred all athletes from carrying their respective national flags to the podium on eve of the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Jinju, South Korea.

    This development means that no medal winners will be allowed to carry their own national flag on the podium. Instead, the lifters will have to contend themselves with small images of the national flag on the screens.

    image credit : – express

    But, what forced the IWF to come to this decision?

    IWF President Mohamed Jalood revealed that two separate incidents – the podium controversy involving a Turkish and Armenian athlete at the European Junior Championships last year and the flag-burning saga at the European Championships in Yerevan three weeks ago.

    Mirabai Ceiba: Love & Music without borders pic.twitter.com/0FFr3K7X5m

    — Spirit Voyage (@SpiritVoyage) May 5, 2023

    At the European Junior Championships last year in Albania, a Turkish lifter Emre Ozturk tried to cover up the gold medal winner Garik Karapetyan’s Armenian national flag with his won. Ozturk even walked off the podium during the Armenian national anthem and refused to shake hands with Karapetyan.

    The weightlifters competing in these qualifying events will be able to improve their Olympic Qualification Ranking (OQR) based on their total results (snatch + clean and jerk).

    The list of 10 qualified athletes in each of the Olympic weight categories (maximum one per country) will be published by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) at the end of the qualification period for the Paris Olympics on April 28, 2024.

    At the Asian championships, Mirabai Chanu will compete in the women’s 49kg. It will also be her first time in action since completing a five-month rehabilitation programme at NIS Patiala.

    Mirabai Chanu will fight for Gold in the Asian Championships at 2.30 PM IST. 🇮🇳💙

    LIVE on the IWF YouTube. #MirabaiChanu #SKIndianSports #CheerForAllSports pic.twitter.com/8xtzu9nNkn

    — Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) May 5, 2023

    Jeremy Lalrinnunga (men’s 67kg) and Achinta Sheuli (men’s 73kg) will also be returning from injuries.

    On the other hand, at the recently concluded European Championships in Armenia, a spectator from the crowd rushed into the middle during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony and set ablaze an Azerbaijan national flag causing a huge political controversy.

    “We are a sport, we represent peace, not fighting and arguments about who is best,” Jalood was quoted as saying ahead of the Asian Championships.

    Mirabai Chanu finishes 6th at the Asian Weightlifting Championship. 🇮🇳💪

    She lifted 85Kg in Snatch and 109Kg in Clean and Jerk. #MirabaiChanu #Weightlifting #SKIndianSports #CheerForAllSports pic.twitter.com/lDWI4c4cTN

    — Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) May 5, 2023

    “What happened in Yerevan was taken into consideration when we talked about this. We don’t want athletes on a small podium trying to push their flags in front of each other – this is not sport,” he added.

    The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is expected to formally adopt this no flag rule for all competitions in its next executive board meeting, as per reports.

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