India, Aug. 2 -- India's weightlifting contingent, led by its lone gold medallist Mirabai Chanu, returned from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games to a rousing welcome here on Sunday. Mobbed at the airport and at the hotel where the team will stay for two days, Mirabai dealt with the attention with her trademark grin.

"This medal means a lot to me. Coming from Manipur, I never thought I'll come this far. I followed in the footsteps of Kunjarani Devi who was an icon when I was growing up, and now when youngsters seek me out, it feels special," she said.

The Glasgow podium was a third straight CWG gold for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics silver medallist. Overall, it was her fourth CWG medal, and it completed a circle for it was in the 2014 Glasgow CW...