Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his Punjab counterpart Capt Amarinder Singh have congratulated weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for becoming the first Indian weightlifter to win an Olympic silver medal.
In a Tweet, the Haryana Chief Minister said that he hopes that like Mirabai Chanu, several other players from the country would also win laurels and return home from Japan after winning several medals for India. "Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for getting India its first medal in Tokyo Olympics” wrote Khattar.
Indian woman star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has created history by winning a silver medal in Tokyo Olympics. Mirabai won the first medal for the country in the weightlifting event of the 49 kg category. With this victory, India's 21-year wait in the Olympic Games weightlifting event has ended and after 21 years, India has got the second medal in the weightlifting category.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh also congratulated Chanu. In his tweet, he said, "Our first medal! Congratulations to Saikhom Mirabai Chanu for winning Silver at Tokyo Olympics with a combined lift of 202 kg in women's 49 kg weightlifting event. India is super proud of your accomplishment."
The Punjab CM also congratulated her Assistant Coach Sandeep Kumar under whose constant guidance, Chanu honed her skills to perfection thus bringing laurels for the country.
Sandeep Kumar hails from village Bara in Jalandhar district and had participated in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics besides 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kualalumpur (Malaysia) winning Bronze medal (69 Kg category) in the latter event. He is serving with the Punjab Police as Inspector and is at present posted at Sports Centre in PAP Jalandhar.