Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu to be felicitated by Home Minister Amit Shah in Manipur

Home Minister Amit Shah will felicitate Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu on Saturday through the through the 51st basis day celebrations of Bureau of Police Research and Development. India’s Mirabai Chanu wins silver on the Tokyo Olympics (Courtesy: Reuters)HIGHLIGHTSMirabai Chanu turns into 2nd Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win Olympics medalIndian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu wins silver in ladies’s 49kg on the Tokyo GamesHome Minister Amit Shah to felicitate Olympics silver medallist Mirabai ChanuTokyo Olympics silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will likely be felicitated by Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday through the 51st basis day celebrations of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) in Imphal, Manipur.

“This is a small gesture by us to welcome her to the fraternity on behalf of the Indian Police,” stated a official of BPR&D.Mirabai Chanu created historical past in Tokyo lately as she overcame her Rio heartbreak to grow to be the primary Indian weightlifter to win the silver medal on the Olympic Games. Chanu received the silver within the Women’s 49kg class.Chanu managed to elevate a complete of 202 kg within the ladies’s 49kg class to grow to be the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam Malleswari to win an Olympic medal. A brand new Olympic file was registered by Mirabai Chanu with a profitable elevate of 115kg in clear and jerk.The Bureau of Police Research and Development is a nationwide stage apex physique underneath the Ministry of Home Affairs to advertise excellence in policing. It advises the federal government in conceiving, making ready and executing coverage, modernisation, analysis and capability constructing initiatives associated to the Indian police. BPR&D‘s mandate is to enable the Indian police to meet both emerging professional challenges and the rising public expectations.BPR&D was founded on August 28, 1970. On September 4, during the celebrations for the foundation day, Amit Shah would also give away ‘Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Training and Union Home Minister’s Trophy for the Best Police Training for the Best Police Training Institutes on the occasion. Each award carries a money element of Rs 25 lakhs for infrastructure growth.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.