Mirabai Chanu's "Special" Birthday Celebrations With Family. See Pics

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Mirabai Chanu celebrated her birthday with her family after returning from the Tokyo Olympics with a silver medal.

The 26-year-old lifted a total of 202kg (87kg+115kg) in the women's 49kg category to better Karnam Malleswari's bronze in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. It was also India's first Olympic medal in weightlifting since the Sydney Games.

"I have made many sacrifices to reach here," she had told NDTV in an exclusive interview after winning her silver medal in Tokyo.

"To be a big player or achieve something big, you have to make sacrifices and I have made many sacrifices," she had said.

She revealed how she had missed her sister's wedding as she was preparing for the 2017 World Championships following her frustrations at the Rio Games.

"I had worked very hard for the 2017 World Championship. My sister was getting married, but I missed that.

"After failing at the Rio Olympics, I had the World Championship ahead of me and that was my chance to prove myself, so I did not even go home and missed my sister's wedding," she said.