Mirabai Chanu wins silver for India on Day 1 of Tokyo Olympics 2021. TwitterSaikhom Mirabai Chanu won India’s first medal in the Tokyo Olympics 2021 today, 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.ALSO READ: Tokyo Olympics: PM Modi, Prez Kovind hail Mirabai Chanu for bagging silverIndian shooters, however, disappointed as Saurabh Chaudhary finished seventh in men’s 10m Air Pistol final. Elavenil Valarivan finished at 16th while Apurvi Chandela finished 36th and therefore failed to qualify in the 10m air rifle women’s qualification round.
