Mirabai Chanu appointed as Additional Superintendent of Police, honoured by Manipur Govt

Mirabai Chanu claimed the silver medal in Women's 49kg Weightlifting event at Tokyo Olympics.

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Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu recently made the country proud by bagging a silver medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020. One of India's top contenders in Tokyo, Chanu became only the second Indian weightlifter to clinch a medal in the history of the Olympics after Karnam Malleswari bagged bronze in the 69kg category at the 2000 Sydney Games - when the weightlifting arena was opened to women for the first time.'Government of Manipur has decided to appoint Olympic Silver Medalist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu as Additional Superintendent of Police in the police department: Chief Minister's Secretariat, Imphal'. 


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Mirabai Chanu was India’s sole representation in weightlifting this time around, and she shouldered a lot of hopes going into the Tokyo Olympics. However, she managed to live up to her expectations and buried her ghosts from Rio Olympics in 2016, where she failed in all of her three clean and jerk attempts.

Manipur as a state has always produced champions, who have gone on to raise India’s tri-color on the biggest stages. As a result, it is only fitting that the state government has rewarded Mirabai Chanu with a position in the police department.

Earlier, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh had announced the state government's decision to give her Rs 1 crore for her historic show in Tokyo.

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