Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 23 -- The little girl who once dreamed of standing on the Asian Games podium finally got her moment - through the champion she grew up to become.
For Mirabai Chanu, the Asian Games silver medal on Wednesday was not just another addition to her decorated career. It was the fulfilment of a dream carried since she was 10, a dream that survived injuries, setbacks and Olympic disappointment.
"I would tell that 10-year-old Mirabai that I am very proud of her. I have faced so many difficulties to reach here, but I kept going and left everything behind," Chanu said after her silver-medal winning performance.
Those words perhaps best captured the emotional significance of the moment for the 32-year-old Manipuri lifter, who had...