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Mirabai Chanu Secures Historic Asian Games Silver, Completes Medal Collection
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Moneycontrol•23-09-2026, 12:07
Mirabai Chanu Secures Historic Asian Games Silver, Completes Medal Collection
- •Mirabai Chanu won her first Asian Games medal, a silver in the women's 49kg weightlifting final, lifting a total of 198 kg.
- •Chanu successfully lifted 83 kg, 85 kg, and 87 kg in the snatch round, showing strong form from the start.
- •In the clean and jerk, she successfully completed lifts of 107 kg and 111 kg, securing her position.
- •She faced tough competition from North Korea's Ri Song Gum, who won gold with a new world and Asian Games record of 215 kg.
- •This silver medal completes Chanu's collection, adding an Asian Games honor to her Olympic silver, world title, and Commonwealth golds.
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Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal in the women's 49kg weightlifting final at the Asian Games 2026, lifting a total of 198 kg across the snatch and clean and jerk rounds to complete her collection of major honors.
North Korea's Ri Song Gum won the gold medal with a total lift of 215kg, which established a new World and Asian Games record.
Mirabai finished ninth on her debut in 2014, missed the 2018 edition due to a back injury, and finished fourth at Hangzhou in 2023 after sustaining a hip injury.
