Mirabai Chanu At Tokyo 2020 Olympics



1. Mirabai Chanu-Silver||

Mira Bai Chanu of India has won the first medal for the country on 24 July, 2021 in Tokyo Olympics in Japan. 26-year-old Mira Bai has won silver medal in 49 kg category. She is the first Indian to win a silver medal in weightlifting.

Chanu Mirabai was born on 8th August 1994 near Imphal in Manipur.

Chanu Mirabai's career ||

In 2014, the Glasgow Commonwealth games where she won the silver medal in the 48 kg category.

In 2017 she won the Gold Medal in the women's category weightlifting in World Weightlifting Championships at Anaheim, CA, USA. She created a record by lifting the 194 kg weight in total and 109 kg clean and jerk.

In 2018, she won the first gold medal for India in Commonwealth Games.

In the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships, Mirabai lifted a total of 201kgs but finished 4th.

In 2021, she won the bronze medal at the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent

At 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Chanu won a silver medal with a total lift of 202 kg in the 49 kg section.

Chanu has been honoured with:

i) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, highest sporting honour of India (2018)

ii) Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India (2018)

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