Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu met cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday. The Indian weightlifter took to Instagram to share a couple of pictures with Tendulkar, saying that his "words of wisdom and motivation" will always stay with her. "Loved meeting @sachin_rt Sir this morning! His words of wisdom & motivation shall always stay with me. Really inspired," Mirabai Chanu captioned the images from her meeting with the Indian cricket legend.
"Really Inspired": Olympic Silver Medallist Mirabai Chanu After Meeting Sachin Tendulkar. See Pics
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Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu took to Instagram to share pictures of her meet-up with cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.
Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu met cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.© Twitter
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Olympic silver medallist Mirabai Chanu met ex-cricketer Sachin Tendulkar
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Mirabai Chanu said that she was "really inspired" after meeting Sachin
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Chanu won the silver medal in women's 49 kg category in Tokyo Olympics
Sachin also posted on Instagram with the caption, "@mirabai_chanu can lift spirits as easily as she lifts weights! Was wonderful spending time with you. You're a champion whose journey can inspire several more champions! Keep soaring in your life & career!."
Chanu was the first Indian to get on the medals tally at the recently concluded Tokyo Games. She lifted 202kg (87kg+115kg) in total to take home the silver medal in the women's 49 kg category.
Chanu performed exceptionally, however, that wasn't enough for her to claim the gold medal as China's Hou Zhihui took the first spot. Windy Aisah of Indonesia won bronze in the same category.
Chanu lived up to the expectations as she won India's second ever weightlifting medal at the Olympics. She followed the heroic feat of former weightlifter Karnam Malleswari, who had won the bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
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India finished the Tokyo Games with seven medals, registering its best-ever medal haul at the Olympics.
Topics mentioned in this article
Mirabai Chanu
Weightlifting
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