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28-Year Historic Achievement: Mirabai Chanu Shines with Silver Medal at Asian Games!
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News18•23-09-2026, 16:46
28-Year Historic Achievement: Mirabai Chanu Shines with Silver Medal at Asian Games!
- •Mirabai Chanu secured a silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, bringing glory to India.
- •Competing in the women's 49 kg category, Chanu lifted a total of 198 kg to clinch second place.
- •This marks Mirabai Chanu's first Asian Games medal, following her silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
- •Chanu is the second Indian female athlete to win a weightlifting medal at the Asian Games since Karnam Malleswari in 1998.
- •Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Mirabai Chanu on her historic victory, praising her determination.
Key Questions Answered
Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal in the women's 49 kg category at the 2026 Asian Games held in Nagoya, Japan, by lifting a total combined weight of 198 kg in the snatch and clean & jerk events.
Mirabai Chanu's silver medal ended a 28-year gap for Indian weightlifting at the Asian Games, becoming the second Indian female athlete to win a medal in this category since Karnam Malleswari's success in Bangkok in 1998.
Ri Song Gum of North Korea won the gold medal in the women's 49 kg category by lifting a total of 215 kg.
