Mirabai lifted a total of 200kg (87kg snatch + 113kg clean & jerk), 2kg more than the Olympic champion from China Hou Zhihua (198kg) and 6kg behind another Chinese, Jiang Huihua (206kg: 93+113) who won the gold medal.
Bajrang Punia is highly impressed with the efforts put in by the organisers of the 36th National Games, saying that the standard here matches the international tournaments, he has been a part of.
The pair of Vivaan Kapoor and Shreyasi Singh finished 15th with a score of 140 out of 150 while Prithviraj Tondaiman and Manisha Keer were further back with 138 for a 24th place finish.
PV Sindhu is on the path to recovery after sustaining an ankle injury during the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and is going to be here in person in Gujarat for the Opening Ceremony on September 29 and other mega sports stars.
These events will now have four rounds - round one, repechage round, semi-finals and the final, with schedules varying according to the specific nature of the event.