Tokyo Olympics 2020: Know the story of Mirabai Chanu's 'good luck' earrings gifted by her mother
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Chanu won the medal in the 49kg category. The 26-year-old lifted 87kg in snatch and 115kg in the Clean and Jerk event to score a total of 202 during the 49kg category final to create Indian history. But apart from her supreme strength which was at display, Chanu’s earrings — the five Olympics rings — were in focus too.
She was seen wearing beautiful and dainty Olympic-ring themed earrings. The gold-toned Olympic rings are believed to be a gift from her mother that she carried on her, along with an ever-cheerful face. It depicted her dedication and passion for the game. "I saw the earrings on TV, I gave them to her in 2016 before the (Rio) Olympics. I have made it for her from the gold pieces and savings I have so that it brings luck and success," Mirabai mother Saikhom Ongbi Tombi Leima told PTI from her home in Manipur where a considerable number of relatives, friends and well-wishers gathered to watch Chanu script history in Tokyo.More Related News