India got its first medal in Tokyo Olympics. Mirabai Chanu has won silver medal in weightlifting. With this, she has become the first Indian to win a silver medal in weightlifting.
Mirabai Chanu created history by winning India’s first silver medal in weightlifting in Olympic history. Chanu won a medal in the 49kg category. The 26-year-old lifted 87kg in the snatch and 115kg in the clean and jerk event to create a total of 202 to create Indian history in the final of the 49kg category. With the silver medal, Chanu has also opened India’s medal account in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Hou Zhihui of China won the gold medal in this event, while Indonesia won the bronze medal.
Meera Bai Chanu created history
Chanu was seen as one of India’s strongest medal contenders at the Olympics this year and was in good form. Earlier this year, he had set a clean and jerk world record in his category by lifting 114 kg. In the final, Zhihui of China set an Olympic record by lifting 94 kg in the snatch event. She topped the table after the snatch ended, while the clean and jerk topped the table.
it was his second olympics
This was Chanu’s second time at the Olympics. In 2016 Rio Olympics, she failed in her first snatch attempt of 82kg. In her second attempt, she managed to lift 82kg before failing in her third attempt at 84kg. Although she could not win any medal at that time. However, the lifter gave a stellar performance in his second outing in Tokyo. Chanu completed her first and second snatch attempts in 84kg and 87kg respectively, before failing in her 89kg attempt. In the clean and jerk event, he successfully lifted 110 kg and 115 kg.
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