Photos: How India fared on the opening weekend of Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Indian weightlifter from Manipur, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu made historical past for India on the opening day of the Tokyo Olympics as she thrust a 115kg barbell up above her with the practiced ease of a world beater. At the Tokyo International Forum, early in the morning of the first day after Olympics was declared open, Chanu gained the silver in 49kg ladies’s weightlifting with a mixed whole of 202kg. It marked the first time that India has gained a medal on the opening day of an Olympics, signalling what might grow to be a landmark Games for the Indian contingent. A have a look at how Indians fared at the opening weekend of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.