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Asian Games medal tally: Where does India rank after Mirabai Chanu’s silver?

Mirabai Chanu finally won her maiden Asian Games medal after finishing second in the women’s 49kg weightlifting event. The Olympic silver medallist lifted a total of 198kg (87kg in Snatch and 111kg in Clean & Jerk) to win silver. The medal ended India’s 28-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Asian Games. Karnam Malleswari was the last Indian weightlifter to win an Asiad medal, taking silver in 1998.

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