Mirabai Chanu wins India’s first medal at Tokyo Olympics

India wins the first medal at Tokyo Olympics. India’s Mirabai Chanu has won silver in women’s 49 kg weightlifting.

Chanu lifted a total of 202 kg to win the silver while China’s Zhihui Hou who set a new Olympic record in the snatch at 94kgs in her third lift, won the gold medal. Indonesia’s Windy Cantika Aisah won the bronze.

The 26-year-old Mirabai Chanu is the first Indian weightlifter to win a silver medal.

Prime minister Narendra Modi on his twitter post congratulated Mirabai Chanu. Taking to twitter Modi wrote, Could not have asked for a happier start to @Tokyo2020! India is elated by @mirabai_chanu’s stupendous performance. Congratulations to her for winning the Silver medal in weightlifting. Her success motivates every Indian. #Cheer4India #Tokyo2020.

Could not have asked for a happier start to @Tokyo2020! India is elated by @mirabai_chanu’s stupendous performance. Congratulations to her for winning the Silver medal in weightlifting. Her success motivates every Indian. #Cheer4India #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/B6uJtDlaJo

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 24, 2021

President of India Ram Nath Kovind also congratulated Mirabai Chanu.

On Friday, Indian hockey team had beaten New Zealand in their opening match in Tokyo.

Heartiest congratulations to Mirabai Chanu for starting the medal tally for India in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 by winning silver medal in weightlifting.

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) July 24, 2021