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Mirabai Chanu Wins Maiden Asian Games Silver
24 Sep
Summary
- Mirabai Chanu secured silver in the women's 49kg weightlifting.
- She achieved a total lift of 198kg in her maiden Asian Games medal win.
- This historic silver adds to her Olympic and Commonwealth Games medals.
Olympic and Commonwealth Games medallist Mirabai Chanu has secured her first-ever Asian Games medal, claiming silver in the women's 49kg weightlifting event on Wednesday. Competing at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026, Chanu achieved a total lift of 198kg, with successful attempts of 87kg in snatch and 111kg in clean and jerk.
This significant achievement places Chanu in an elite group of Indian weightlifters, being the second to medal across Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and World Championships. Her performance at these Games follows a fourth-place finish due to injury at the Hangzhou Asian Games 2023, making this silver a notable comeback.
The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 has been a successful event for India overall, with medals also won in shooting and soft tennis. Notably, India secured two bronze medals in the women's and men's skeet shooting events, and Jay Meena guaranteed a bronze in soft tennis, marking a historic first for the sport in the Games.
