Mirabai Chanu ended India's 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics by clinching a silver medal in the 49kg category to open the country's account on Saturday. The 26-year-old lifted a total of 202kg (87kg+115kg) to better Karnam Malleswari's bronze in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. With this, she exorcised the ghosts of the 2016 Games where she had failed to log a single legitimate lift.



Introduction of Mirabai Chanu


Name: Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)


Date of Birth: August 8, 1994


Age: 26


Birth Place: Imphal, Manipur


Sport/Event(s): Weightlifting (49 KG)


Major achievements:

Silver in Tokyo Olympics 2020 (49kg)

Bronze in 2020 Tashkent Asian Championships (49 kg)

Gold in 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games (48 kg)

Gold in 2017 Anaheim World Championships (48 kg)

Silver in 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games (48 kg)