Mirabai Chanu Wins Silver Medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020: VVS Laxman, Mithali Raj and Other Indian Cricket Stars Applaud the Weightlifter

The Manipuri athlete overcame her poor performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics to win India her first medal in this years' Games. She now is the second Indian to win an Olympic medal in weightlifting after Karnam Malleswari's bronze in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Mirabai Chanu (Photo Credits: Twitter)

Mirabai Chanu won a historic silver medal in the 49kg weightlifting event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. This was India's first medal in this year's Olympics so far and the country's cricketing fraternity took to Twitter to congratulate the Iron Lady from Manipur. Here are some reactions:

A stylish beginning: 

This is how Suryakumar Yadav reacted: 

VVS Laxman was 'super proud'

'Take a bow'

Ravichandran Ashwin lauds Mirabai Chanu: 

KL Rahul sent good wishes too!

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