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Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu returned to the nation on Monday after her excellent silver medal-winning efficiency on the Tokyo Olympics, strolling into sheer chaos after stepping out of the airport the place social distancing went for a toss.
Chanu walked out of the Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport, flanked by safety and clad in a face defend and masks.
“Pleased to be again right here in amidst a lot love and help. Thank You a lot,” she tweeted after touchdown.
Pleased to be again right here in amidst a lot love and help. Thank You a lot 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/ttjGkkxlDu
— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) July 26, 2021
Contained in the airport, the 26-year-old was greeted with chants of ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ by the workers current there and felicitated by officers of the Sports activities Authority of India amongst others.
As soon as out, the younger star was mobbed by the ready media, resulting in a melee and needed to be fully enveloped by safety personnel as she made her means via.
She is scheduled to fulfill Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur later within the night.
The diminutive Manipuri lifted a complete of 202kg (87kg+115kg) within the 49kg class to higher Karnam Malleswari’s bronze within the 2000 Sydney Olympics on Saturday.
With that efficiency, she exorcised the ghosts of the 2016 Video games the place she had didn’t log a single legit raise, leaving her shattered.
Chanu has additionally been a former world champion and a Commonwealth Video games gold-medallist.
She was coaching within the USA earlier than the Video games and lived as much as the medal expectations from her with a assured efficiency.
The Manipuri’s focus for the previous 5 years additionally saved her away from her household and she or he stated he spent simply 5 days with them throughout this era. PTI
