Mirabai Chanu thanks Indian authorities, SAI after Olympic silver: Medal solely doable due to teamwork

Mirabai Chanu thanked the Indian authorities and the Sports Authority of India for serving to her clinch the Olympic silver medal at Tokyo 2020 earlier this week. Mirabai Chanu gave India a giant cause to smile by clinching the silver medal on Day 1 of Tokyo Olympics (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSMirabai Chanu clinched her maiden Olympic medal, a silver at Tokyo 2020Mirabai Chanu is the primary Indian athlete to win a medal on the Tokyo 2020 OlympicsMirabai is the third Indian feminine athlete to win a Olympic medal in a row after PV Sindhu and Sakshi MalikOlympic silver medallist in weightlifting Mirabai Chanu took to social media to thank the federal government for all of the assist prolonged to her within the wake of profitable the silver medal in ladies’s 49 kg weightlifting on Day 1 of the Olympics.

On her social media accounts, Mirabai wrote, “I would like to specially thank Sports Authority of India and Target Olympic Podium Scheme for extending every possible support for my continuous training in the country and abroad. This medal is only possible because of the teamwork. Thank you once again.”Mirabai travelled to St. Louis, USA with assist via the TOPS scheme to work with famend bodily therapist, power and conditioning coach Dr. Aaron Horschig forward of the Olympics at a price of 70 lakhs.This determination to ship Mirabai to USA was taken in a matter of some hours after it grew to become obvious that the nation would shut down for Indian travellers. She boarded a flight on May 1, a day earlier than the US dominated to not let Indians fly there on account of rising Covid-19 incidences in India.I’m actually completely happy on profitable silver medal in #Tokyo2020 for my nation pic.twitter.com/gPtdhpA28z— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) July 24, 2021
The authorities had earlier funded her go to to the USA between October and December 2020 to go to Dr. Horschig to assist her in enhancing her method to forestall the ache that happens in her shoulder and again.Apart from her visits to the USA for her stint with Dr. Horschig, the Government had assisted along with her harm rehabilitation in 2018 with knowledgeable physios Heath Matthews and Shrikant Iyengar.The authorities had additionally supplied her with a weightlifting platform in her hometown which she may use on non-training days.Mirabai’s participation in six worldwide Olympic qualifier occasions via which she secured participation for the Tokyo Games was additionally funded by the Government.Click right here for IndiaAt the moment.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.