Mirabai Chanu Wins Asian Games Silver, Ends India's 28-Year Weightlifting Drought

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Mirabai Chanu claimed her first-ever Asian Games medal by finishing second in the women's 49kg weightlifting event. The Olympic silver medallist lifted a combined total of 198kg, comprising 87kg in Snatch and 111kg in Clean & Jerk. Her podium finish ended a 28-year wait for India in weightlifting at the Asian Games. The last Indian weightlifter to win an Asiad medal was Karnam Malleswari, who also took silver back in 1998.

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