Mirabai Chanu wins silver at Asian Games 2026 to complete career medal set
- India's Mirabai Chanu won silver in the women's 49kg category at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Wednesday.
- The medal completes her set of Olympic, World Championship, Commonwealth and Asian Games honours.
- Chanu became India's first Asian Games weightlifting medallist since Karnam Malleswari's 1998 Bangkok silver.
- She lifted a total of 198kg, finishing behind North Korea's Ri Song-gum, who completed a golden hat-trick.
Source: indianexpress.com
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