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Mirabai Chanu wins silver in women's weightlifting at Asian Games 2026

Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 07:33 · 1 min read

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu claimed a silver medal in the women's 49kg event at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, lifting a total of 198kg (87kg snatch, 111kg clean and jerk) on Wednesday. The result marks India's first Asian Games weightlifting medal since Karnam Malleswari's bronze in 1998, ending a 28-year drought in the sport. India also added shooting bronze medals through both its men's and women's skeet teams, while Jay Meena made history by winning the country's first-ever soft tennis medal at the Games.

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The Hindu — Asian Games 2026 LIVE | Mirabai Chanu eyes gold as women’s 48kg weightlifting final begins ↗︎
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