Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Asian Games 2026 silver medalist returns home

On winning a silver medal at the Asian Games 2026, Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu says, "I am overjoyed. I had been waiting for this day for years. I already had an Olympic medal and a World Championship medal, and I was a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist. But this was the ultimate dream for us; it was incredibly important to me, and now I’ve finally secured it. I’ve added the Asian Games medal to my collection, and having achieved something for India and for weightlifting, I am absolutely delighted..."