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Mirabai Chanu Wins Silver, Ends India's Asian Games Weightlifting Drought
Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal in weightlifting at the 2026 Asian Games.
She competed in the women’s 49-kilogram event.
This was her first Asian Games medal.
She had finished ninth in 2014 and fourth in 2023.
She could not compete in 2018 because she was injured.
Chanu had already won an Olympic silver medal, a world title and several Commonwealth Games gold medals.
Her new silver completes her collection of major multi-sport medals.
It also ends India’s 28-year wait for an Asian Games weightlifting medal.
Mirabai Chanu won silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event at the 2026 Asian Games.
The medal is Chanu’s first at the Asian Games after finishing ninth in 2014 and fourth in 2023.
Chanu missed the 2018 Asian Games because of injury.
Her silver completes a major medal collection that includes Olympic silver, a world title and Commonwealth Games golds.
Chanu became India’s first Asian Games weightlifting medallist since Karnam Malleswari won silver in 1998.
- Who
- India’s Mirabai Chanu won the medal, with Karnam Malleswari cited as India’s previous Asian Games weightlifting medallist.
- What
- Chanu won the silver medal in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event.
- Where
- Nagoya, Japan, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- When
- Wednesday, September 23, 2026, during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Why
- The result gave Chanu her first Asian Games medal and ended India’s 28-year wait for an Asian Games weightlifting medal.
Key facts
- Medal
- Silver
- Event
- Women’s 49kg weightlifting
- Competition
- 2026 Asian Games
- Location
- Nagoya, Japan
- Previous Asian Games result
- Ninth in 2014 and fourth in 2023
- India’s previous weightlifting medal
- Karnam Malleswari’s silver at the 1998 Bangkok Games
- Career achievements
- Olympic silver, a world title and three consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medals
Sources
Mirabai Chanu's Historic Silver Ends India’s 28-Year Asian Games Weightlifting Medal Drought
Asian Games 2026: Mirabai Chanu bags silver medal in weightlifting, ends India’s 28 year drought
Asian Games 2026: Mirabai Chanu ends India's weightlifting medal drought with silver in 49kg category
Asian Games Glory At Last! Star Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu Bags Silver Medal In Women's 49 Kg Weightlifting Event
Mirabai Chanu wins silver to give India an Asian Games weightlifting medal after 28 years
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