Tokyo Olympics: Mirabai Chanu Finally Gets To Have Pizza After Receiving A Warm Welcome In India (Check Pics)

Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Chanu Saikhom Mirabai and Union Minister of Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju were spotted enjoyed a pizza party during a function organised to felicitate the star female weightlifter, in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: @KirenRijiju / Twitter

Chanu ended India's 21-year drought of medals in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics by winning a silver medal in the women's 49 kg weightlifting event on Saturday in Tokyo. Photo: @KirenRijiju / Twitter

For the past few months, the 26-year-old champion weightlifter has been on a strict diet ahead of the showpiece event. After winning the silver medal, in an interview given Mirabai said, I haven’t even eaten a pizza in a long time. Photo: @KirenRijiju / Twitter

Taking note of this, American multinational pizza restaurant chain, Domino's India, offered Mirabai free pizzas for life. Taking to Twitter, Domino's India wrote: We never want Mirabai Chanu to wait to eat pizza again, so we are treating her to Free Domino's pizza for life! Photo: @KirenRijiju / Twitter

Mirabai's emotional journey to Olympics is an inspiration for sportsperson all over the world. Ever since her disastrous outing in Rio Olympics 2016, her performance has been on an ascent. She battled depression and went on to set a new world record in the clean and jerk, this year and finally bagged silver at the prestigious Tokyo Olympics. Photo: @KirenRijiju / Twitter