Mirabai Chanu - The Silver Medalist of 2021 Tokyo Olympics

 

Mirabai Chanu - The Silver Medalist of 2021 Tokyo Olympics

DHRUVAug 06 2021

Mirabai Chanu - The Silver Medalist of 2021 Tokyo Olympics

Mirabai Chanu, who is a professional weightlifter and won the silver medal in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. She was awarded the Padma Shri Award and The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by the Government of India due to her excellence in the field of sports. She has won multiple medals at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games. In this blog, we are going to learn about the life of this exceptional weight lifter.

Early life:

Mirabai Chanu was born on 8 August 1994 to a Meitei family in Nongpok Kakching about 30 km away from the Imphal city in Manipur. Her family identified her strength when she was just 12. She could easily carry a huge bundle of firewood home when her elder brother found it hard to even pick it up. The training centre was 30 km away from her house, but this didn’t become a hurdle for her truly passionate dream.

What is comeback in sport, in life? Learn it from Mirabai Chanu | EastMojo

Recent Achievements and Post – Career

Mirabai Chanu stayed away from her house and family for 2 whole years to train for the events coming up. She won the silver medal on the first day of the Olympics (24th July) in weightlifting under the category of 49kg women. After the game, she said that she didn’t have pizza in a while, and since it was her favourite food, she would have a party with pizzas. Listening to this, Dominos gave her lifetime free access to all their pizzas. She can walk in any store, and eat pizzas for free. The Chief Minister of Manipur not only gave her Rs. 1,00,00,000 but also appointed her as an additional superintendent of police (sports).

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Mirabai Chanu wins silver in Weightlifting 49 kg category | Deccan Herald

I hope you all learnt about Mirabai Chanu’s life, do have determination and keep working hard!

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