Mirabai wins silver in women's 49kg weightlifting
Saturday - July 24, 2021 12:18 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Tokyo, July 24 (IANS) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won India's first medal in the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, claiming silver in the women's 49kg weightlifting.Mirabai had a total lift of 202kg - 87kg in snatch and 115kg in clean and jerk as she finished second behind China's Hou Zihui 210kg (94 & 116) who set an Olympic record in snatch.Indonesia's Aisah Windy Cantika took the bronze medal with an aggregate of 194kg.
--IANS bsk/akm
--IANS bsk/akm
