New Delhi: Comeback strains the toughest of wills. But genuflects when the person in question is Mirabai Chanu.
In the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, everything associated with staging a comeback — from challenges unforseen to situations unexpected — bowed to the resilience and perseverance of the Indian weightlifter.
Tougher than the toughest, she called winning the silver medal in the 49kg category in Tokyo “a dream come true”, but to realise it, Chanu had to overcome one obstacle after another, day after day.
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