‘I haven’t eaten for 2 days’: Mirabai Chanu on Commonwealth Games weight cut challenges
Weightlifting champion Mirabai Chanu revealed the extreme challenges of weight management after winning her third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women's 48kg category. Chanu disclosed that she had not eaten for two days and had to stop all food and water intake for three days to meet the weight limit, emphasizing the difficulty of competing in such strict weight categories. Her experience raises concerns about safe weight management practices in elite sports, echoing the disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat for being slightly over the weight limit at the Paris 2024 Olympics.