Tokyo Olympics 2020 silver medallist Mirabai Chanu recently had a meeting with the legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday. The Indian weightlifter took to Instagram to share a couple of pictures with the batting legend, saying that his “words of wisdom and motivation” will always stay with her.
Captioning pictures alongside Sachin Tendulkar, Mirabai Chanu wrote: “Loved meeting @sachin_rt Sir this morning! His words of wisdom & motivation shall always stay with me. Really inspired. ” In one of the pictures, Sachin can be seen admiring the silver medal won by the weight lifter. Tendulkar also presented Mirabai Chanu with a bouquet of flowers.
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Sachin Tendulkar also posted on Instagram and captioned the pictures as, “@mirabai_chanu can lift spirits as easily as she lifts weights! Was wonderful spending time with you. You’re a champion whose journey can inspire several more champions! Keep soaring in your life & career!.”
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Chanu was the first Indian to get on the medals tally in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympic Games. She lifted 202kg (87kg+115kg) in total to secure a silver medal for the country in the women’s 49 kg category.
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Mirabai Chanu performed exceptionally, however, that wasn’t enough for her to claim the gold medal as China’s Hou Zhihui managed to secure a gold medal. Windy Aisah of Indonesia won bronze in the same category.
Chanu lived up to the expectations as she won India’s second-ever weightlifting medal at the Olympics.
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Mirabai Chanu followed the heroic feat of former weightlifter Karnam Malleswari, who had won the bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. India finished the Tokyo Games with seven medals, registering its best-ever medal haul at the Olympics.
