Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Sunday said her 27th birthday has become even more special due to the silver medal she won in Tokyo Olympics.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/mirabai+chanu-all">Mirabai Chanu</a> celebrated her birthday with family after "such a long time".
"Glad to celebrate my birthday with my family after such a long time. This birthday became even more special as I received my biggest reward in form of my Olympic medal. Thank you everyone for sending me your best wishes," Mirabai Chanu tweeted.
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Birthday celebrations with my family after a long time. <a href="https://t.co/bSkLUP9bVR">pic.twitter.com/bSkLUP9bVR</a>
&mdash; Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) <a href="https://twitter.com/mirabai_chanu/status/1424374330675273736?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">August 8, 2021</a></blockquote>

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Chanu had opened India's medals tally in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Tokyo+Olympics-all">Tokyo Olympics</a> as she bagged a silver in the Women's 49kg category.
The Indian weightlifter last week received a rousing reception in Imphal as she arrived in her native state Manipur, after a sensational show in the ongoing Tokyo Games.
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur had felicitated India's first medal winner Mirabai Chanu at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Mirabai Chanu had opened India`s medals tally in the Tokyo Olympics as she bagged a silver in the Women`s 49kg category

Video: Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu celebrates `special` birthday with family

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Mirabai Chanu had opened India's medals tally in the Tokyo Olympics as she bagged a silver in the Women's 49kg category

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