India, Aug. 4 -- On Monday, as the Indian contingent was busy showing off their gold medals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games thanks to a record haul from the boxers, a significant change had quietly taken effect in weightlifting. The new Olympic weight classes for the sport came into practice on August 1, meaning the familiar sight of Mirabai Chanu stepping up in the 48-49kg division will soon be a thing of the past.

The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will feature six weight divisions each in men and women. The new divisions for men are 65kg, 75kg, 85kg, 95kg, 110kg and +110kg. Women will compete in 53kg, 61kg, 69kg, 77kg, 86kg and +86kg.

The women's 53kg event was last part of the Olympics in Rio (2016).

Although Mirabai will gun for that...