Mirabai Chanu Shines at Asian Games: Secures Silver in Women's 49kg Weightlifting

Mirabai Chanu Achieves Historic Silver Medal

Nagoya: Renowned Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has successfully completed her medal collection by clinching the much-coveted silver at the Asian Games in the women's 49kg category on Wednesday.

The silver medalist from the Tokyo Olympics achieved a total lift of 198kg, comprising 88kg in the snatch and 111kg in the clean and jerk, marking India's first weightlifting medal at the Asian Games since Karnam Malleswari's bronze in 1998.

This latest achievement adds to Chanu's impressive accolades, which include an Olympic silver, three World Championship medals (one of which is gold), numerous Commonwealth Games titles, and an Asian Championships bronze.

North Korea's two-time world champion Ri Song Gum dominated the competition, lifting a total of 215kg (94kg in snatch and 121kg in clean and jerk) to secure gold and achieve a record-breaking third consecutive Asian Games title.

Chanu began her competition with an 83kg lift in the snatch, successfully progressing to 85kg and 87kg in her subsequent attempts, finishing the snatch segment in third place. She then delivered her best lift of 111kg in the clean and jerk, finally securing her place in Asian Games history after narrowly missing out in previous attempts.