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Chanu had planted saplings at her home town in Manipur and urged everyone to carry on their bit in saving the environment.

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has congratulated Mirabai Chanu on winning the silver medal in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics. “The medal win is a great victory. With the same spirit, Indian sportspersons taking part in the Olympics should win more medals,” he said. Now you can get handpicked stories from Telangana Today on Telegram […]

Karnam Malleswari, the Telugu athlete who won India’s first ever medal in weightlifting at the Olympics, said it is one of best moments for the weightlifting fraternity in the country.

"We are very happy today. This is a result of her hard work. India and Manipur are proud of her today," her brother said.

Chanu lifted a total of 202 kg (87kg in snatch and 115kg in clean and jerk) during her four successful attempts across the competition. China's Zhihui Hou bagged gold with a total of 210kg and created a new Olympic Record.

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Competing in the 49kg category, Chanu is being considered a sure shot medal prospect for India as her personal best of 205kg is only second to China's Hou Zhihui's effort of 213kg in the eight-woman field

India is expected to touch double-digit number in medals in Tokyo Olympics.

Mirabai, who had a disastrous Olympic debut in Rio after failing to lift on her three attempts in the clean and jerk and failed to advance, the 26-year-old has improved leaps and bounds.

The Indian lifter is ranked second in the women's 49kg category with 4133,6172 points in her kitty.