It takes courage to break streotypes: Mirabai Chanu

Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirbai Chanu has been in a lime light since her glorious Tokyo Games. The 27-year weightlifter from Manipur spent time hearing about their aspirations, the challenges they face, and what inspired them to take up weightlifting as a sport, during her visit to an adidas store in the Capital.

"You know my name, not my story. You know what I have done, not what I have been through". This quote by writer Jonathan Anthony Burkett fits well the life of Tokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu - the new poster girl of Indian sports.

Tokyo was her second Olympics after her bizzare in Rio. She failed to finish the event in Rio, owing to no successful lifts in any of her three attempts in the clean & jerk section.

"It was pretty tough to come out of the Rio debacle. I was so disheartened after failing to lift. I didn't know what to do, and then I called up my mother and asked her what I should do. She supported me throughout this journey. I promised myself that I would work harder in the coming 4-5 years to win a medal in the Tokyo Olympics," said Mira.