New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Delhi Minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday met veteran Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu and congratulated her on successful the silver medal within the girls’s 49kg class on the Asian Games 2026.
Sood shared a video of his assembly with the Olympic medallist on X and praised Chanu’s achievement on the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the place she lifted a mixed 198kg to assert her maiden medal on the continental showpiece.
‘Met @mirabai_chanu and congratulated her on successful the silver medal within the girls’s 49 kg weightlifting occasion on the Asian Games, with an unimaginable mixed elevate of 198 kg. Her journey, marked by dedication, self-discipline and perseverance, continues to encourage hundreds of thousands and produce pleasure to the nation. Wishing her many extra milestones and moments of glory forward!’ Sood wrote on X.
The 32-year-old Chanu accomplished all three of her snatch makes an attempt, lifting 83kg, 85kg and 87kg, earlier than registering 107kg and 111kg in her first two clear and jerk makes an attempt to complete with a complete of 198kg.
North Korea’s Ri Song Gum gained the gold with a complete elevate of 215kg, whereas Wijayana took the bronze.
The silver accomplished a long-awaited medal assortment for Chanu on the main worldwide multi-sport occasions. She had beforehand gained Olympic silver at Tokyo 2020, three Commonwealth Games gold medals and medals on the World Championships, Asian Championships and Commonwealth Championships.
The Asian Games medal had remained the notable lacking piece after Chanu completed fourth on the Hangzhou version in 2023, the place an harm compelled her to withdraw from her ultimate clear and jerk try.
With her silver in Aichi-Nagoya, Chanu grew to become solely the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleshwari to win medals on the Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championships, Asian Championships and Commonwealth Championships.
Chanu’s journey to the highest started in Nongpok Kakching, Manipur, the place she grew up because the youngest of six siblings in a modest household. Her father, Saikhom Kriti Meitei, labored within the Public Works Department, whereas her mom, Saikhom Tombi, ran a small store.
Sood has been serving as Delhi’s Minister for Home, Power, Urban Development, Education, Higher Education, and Training & Technical Education since February 20, 2025, underneath Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. (ANI)