Who has won the first medal for India in Tokyo Olympic 2020 ( Held in July 2021 )?
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| Saikhom Mirabai Chanu wins Silver medal in Tokyo Olympic 2020: Photo - Twitter |
The first Medal for India from Tokyo Olympic 2020 ( held in July-august 2021) has been bagged by Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, in the 49 Kg weight lifting Category.
Chanu won the silver medal at the 2020 ( held in July-August 2021), Summer Olympics in Tokyo, becoming the 1st Indian weightlifter to win silver in the Olympics, winning a silver medal in 49kg weightlifting with a total lift of 202 kg. Mirabai Chanu has become the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic medal. A new Olympic record was registered by Mirabai Chanu with a successful lift of 115kg in clean and jerk. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated her on bringing home the silver medal from the event, stating "India is elated with happier start and a stupendous performance
India's pride moment to get a medal in the Weight Lifting category in Tokyo Olympic in 2021 has been achieved by this golden athlete from Northeast Indian state Manipur. She is from The Imphal East district and has many a reputation in the Weight lifting games category since2014.
She also got the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Padmashree award in 2018 from the Government of India.
She gifted India a Gold medal in the Weight lifting Category in the 2018 Common Wealth Games. She lifted a total of 196 kg, 86 kg in Snatch, and 110 kg in Clean and Jerk to win the first gold medal for India.
Take a glimpse of the Achievements by Saikhom Mirabai Chanu in her Career so far -
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