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After 28 years, Mirabai Chanu finally puts India back on Asian Games weightlifting podium
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After 28 years, Mirabai Chanu finally puts India back on Asian Games weightlifting podium
With India's hopes resting on her shoulders, the Tokyo Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu lifted 198kg to win silver in the women's 49kg event at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. It was India's first Asian Games weightlifting medal since Karnam Malleswari won silver at the 1998 Bangkok Games.
Asian Games Medal Tally: Where does India rank after Mirabai Chanu's silver?
Mirabai Chanu finally won her maiden Asian Games medal after finishing second in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event. The Olympic silver medallist lifted a total of 198kg (87kg in Snatch and 111kg in Clean & Jerk) to win silver. The medal ended India’s 28-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Asian Games. Karnam Malleswari was the last Indian weightlifter to win an Asiad medal, taking silver in 1998.
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