Mirabai Chanu Secures Silver at Asian Games

Mirabai Chanu has won a silver medal in the women's 49kg category at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Wednesday. This win marks India's first weightlifting medal at the Asian Games since Karnam Malleswari won silver in Bangkok in 1998.

Performance Details

Chanu lifted a total of 198 kg, split between 87 kg in the snatch and 111 kg in the clean and jerk. At 32 years old, she was the oldest lifter among the field of seven athletes.

Podium Standings

North Korea's Ri Song-gum won the gold medal to complete her Asian Games golden hat-trick. Meanwhile, Indonesia's Wijayana Luluk Diani Tri took the bronze medal after lifting a total of 191 kg, with 87 kg in the snatch and 103 in the clean and jerk.

Career Context

This victory completes a full set of major medals for Chanu, who has previously won Olympic silver, a world championship, and Commonwealth golds. Her journey included a failure to register a valid lift at the Rio Olympics, a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, and a fourth-place finish at the previous Asian Games.