Mirabai Chanu won India's first medal at the Tokyo Olympics and won the silver medal in women's weightlifting under 49 kg.
The Indian lifted 202 kilograms, second only to the Chinese Hou Zhihai, who won the gold medal with an Olympic record of 210 kilograms.
Mirabai is the second Indian to win an Olympic weightlifting medal after Karnam Malleswari won the historic bronze medal in 1998, and the fifth to win a silver medal in a singles event. The world's third racket started with a successful snatch of 84 kg and 87 kg. This was a good start for them to chase the podium. However, the 26-year-old athlete failed on his third attempt to raise the weight to 89 kg.
As the world record holder for the women's 49 kg clean and jerk, Mirabe was in a good position on the podium after finishing first after the start, and Mirabe did not disappoint. Start before the incredible 115 kg second lift. When she challenged the limit for the third time, Mirabai failed to lift 117 kg, but her efforts were enough to win the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.0
For Mirabai, who failed to finish at the Rio Olympics five years ago, this is a game-changing change. But fast forward to 2021. Ryo seems to be a forgotten memory; it may even be a reminder of another life. She is a reborn weightlifter.
In 2019, she won the bronze medal in the 49kg clean and jerk of the Asian Weightlifting Championships. The total weight of 199 kg was her best result at the time.
In 2021, he broke the 200 kg mark in the Asian Championships."I don't want to win a silver medal in the Olympics, I want a gold medal," she said in April this year.
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