# Mirabai Chanu wins Asian Games silver, completes medal collection

> Mirabai Chanu won silver in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event at the Asian Games in Nagoya, ending India’s 28-year wait for a medal in the sport.

- Published: 2026-09-23T07:32:43.625Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T15:00:06.999Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Politics
- Involves: Asian Games silver medal, Commonwealth Games, Hangzhou Games in 2023 (finished fourth), India’s first Asian Games weightlifting medallist since Karnam Malleswari’s 1998 silver, Mirabai Chanu, Olympic, Olympic silver, Ri Song-gum, World Championship, an Asian Championships bronze, an Olympic silver, being the Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medallist

## How it developed

- 2026-09-23T07:32:43.625Z - Telangana Today: [Mirabai Chanu wins Asian Games silver, completes medal collection](https://telanganatoday.com/mirabai-chanu-wins-asian-games-silver-completes-medal-collection)
- 2026-09-23T08:01:43.890Z - Dharitri: [୨୮ ବର୍ଷ ପରେ ପଦକ ଜିତି ଇତିହାସ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କଲେ ମୀରାବାଇ ଚାନୁ - Dharitri](https://www.dharitri.com/mirabai-chanu-created-history-by-winning-a-medal-after-28-years/)
- 2026-09-23T10:32:33.020Z - Telangana Today: [‘Today, my dream has come true,’ says Mirabai after long-awaited Asian Games medal](https://telanganatoday.com/today-my-dream-has-come-true-says-mirabai-after-long-awaited-asian-games-medal)
- 2026-09-23T12:03:03.900Z - Telangana Today: [Mirabai Chanu’s 12-year wait ends with Nagoya silver](https://telanganatoday.com/mirabai-chanus-12-year-wait-ends-with-nagoya-silver)
- 2026-09-23T15:00:06.999Z - India Today: [Ashok Lavasa: 'All The Details Should Be Placed In The Public Domain'](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/ashok-lavasa-all-the-details-should-be-placed-in-the-public-domain-ytvd-3001421-2026-09-23)

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