Mirabai Chanu, an Indian weightlifter, made 1.3 billion Indians proud on Saturday by opening the country's account at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 and winning a silver medal in the Women's 49kg division. She became the first Indian weightlifter to earn a silver medal in the Olympic Games, finishing with a total lift of 202 kg. Here's everything there is to know about Mirabai Chanu.



Mirabai Chanu's professional sport life:-

●Her most prominent accomplishment was a silver medal in the women's 48 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
● She later went on to win the gold medal at the 2018 edition of the competition, which was hosted in Gold Coast, by breaking the game's record. 
●Her greatest achievement prior to her current Olympic victory was winning a gold medal at the World Weightlifting Championships.
●Mirabai recently competed in the Asian Championships in Ningbo, China, when she lifted 199kg (86kg+113kg) but came up short of a medal by a whisker. 
●Chanu had lifted a total of 191kg (84kg + 107kg) in the senior women's 49 kg category to win gold in the qualifying event ahead of the Olympics. 
●She became the first Indian weightlifter to qualify for the Summer Games in 2021.


Mirabai Chanu's Olympics

●Mirabai Chanu started the competition by lifting 84kg in her first attempt during the snatch event.

● Jourdamn Delacruz of the United States lifted 83 kilogrammes on her first effort, but Chanu increased the ante to 87 kilogrammes in her second attempt, while Delacruz hoisted 86 kilogrammes. China's Hoi Zhuihui, the world champion, topped the rankings by lifting 92kg after two attempts. Both Chanu and Delacruz failed to lift 89 kg in their third attempt allowing Zhuihui to stay top of the table. In her third and last pull, she lifted 94kg. 

●Mirabai Chanu took second place in the competition with a total lift of 202 kg.

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