Imphal: After two long years, Olympic Silver-winning weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu finally came home to her mother’s embrace and glorious smile on Monday.
Chanu reached the Tulihan Imphal Airport at 1:45 pm and was received by a hero’s welcome by Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh, along with Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Letpao Haokip.
It was a stampede-like situation as Chanu stepped out of the airport’s arrival terminal to get in to a vehicle along with the CM. Despite curfew and COVID-19 protocols in place, hundreds of people thronged to the airport, including Chanu’s family, her neighbourhood, fans and supporters to give her a rousing welcome.
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