India's
star
weightlifter
Mirabai
Chanu
has
made
the
nation
proud
by
clinching
a
silver
medal
in
the
Women's
49kg
category
with
a
total
lift
of
202
kg
at
the
ongoing
Tokyo
Olympics.
This
is
India's
first
win
this
year
at
the
prestigious
sports
event.
As
soon
as
this
happy
news
broke
on
the
internet,
many
Bollywood
stars
took
to
their
respective
social
media
to
congratulate
Chanu
for
her
historic
win.
Abhishek
Bachchan
tweeted,
"Congratulations
@mirabai_chanu
on
bringing
India
a
silver
medal
in
weightlifting
and
giving
us
a
strong
start!💪🏻
#TokyoOlympics
#Cheer4India
@WeAreTeamIndia."
Dia
Mirza's
tweet
read,
"This
is
precious
#MirabaiChanu
🙌🏼
@mirabai_chanu
Creates
history
by
winning
Olympic
silver
for
#Weightlifting
#Cheer4India
#TeamIndia
#Tokyo2020
#Olympics."
Riteish
Deshmukh
also
hailed
Chanu
for
her
win
and
wrote,
"Congratulations
#mirabai
&
thank
you
for
making
India
proud.
#Olympics
#silver
-
Jai
Hind
#MirabaiChanu."
"Congratulations
#MirabaiChanu
for
opening
our
account
in
the
#OlympicGames
with
your
#silver
thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work
and
that
competitive
spirit," wrote
Randeep
Hooda.
"What
an
outstanding
opening
by
#MirabaiChanu!
First
time
ever
India's
secured
a
medal
on
the
first
day
of
Tokyo
Olympics.
A
promising
start.
#Weightlifting
#Cheers4India
#silver," Pranitha
Subhash
posted
on
her
Twitter
handle.
Meanwhile,
post
her
silver
win
at
the
Olympics,
Mirabai
Chanu
said
in
a
statement,
"I
am
very
happy
that
I
have
won
the
medal.
The
entire
country
was
watching
me
and
they
had
their
expectations,
I
was
a
little
nervous
but
I
was
determined
to
give
my
best.
In
2016,
I
did
not
have
a
good
show
but
it
proved
as
a
learning
curve
for
me
and
I
got
to
know
where
I
need
to
improve.
I
worked
really
hard
for
this."
Filmibeat
wishes
Mirabai
Chanu
hearty
congratulations
for
her
achievement!