Mirabai Chanu won India’s first medal at Tokyo Olympics with a silver in women’s 49kg weightlifting.

Mirabai Chanu won India’s first medal at Tokyo Olympics with a silver in women’s 49kg weightlifting.
The Indian lifted a total of 202kg to finish second to China’s Hou Zhihoi who won the gold with an Olympic record of 210 kgs.
Second Indian to win an Olympic medal in weightlifting after Karnam Malleswari’s historic bronze in 1998 and just the fifth individual to win a silver medal.
The Chinese lifter also holds the world mark (96kg) in the category.
In the clean jerk, Chanu, the world record holder in the section, lifted 110kg and 115kg in the first two attempts.However, she was unable to raise 117kg in her final attempt but it was enough to fetch her a medal and open India’s account.The diminutive Mannipuri broke down after realising that she has secured a medal and hugged her coach in jubiliation.
She later broke into a dance too to celebrate the historic podium finish.

Mirabai Chanu won India’s first medal at Tokyo Olympics with a silver in women’s 49kg weightlifting.