Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu won silver at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships in Colombia today. She beat the Tokyo 2020 champion Hou Zhihua of China.

Mirabai lifted a combined weight of 200 kg compared to Zhihua's total of 198 kg. This was Mirabai's second medal at the World Championships, having previously won gold in 2017 with a lift of 194 kg.

Meanwhile, China's Jiang Huihua took home the gold medal with a combined weight of 206 kg.