The Chanu household at Nongpok Kakching village, around 25km from Manipur capital Imphal, had visitors since Friday despite the curfew caused in part by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A former gymnast and a first-time Olympian, Polina Guryeva won silver in the -59kg class, weightlifting behind her idol, Taiwan's Kuo Hsing-Chun, who broke Olympic records in all three of the event's categories.
Mirabai will desperately hope for a different script this time round, one that involves a podium.
'...I would particularly like to thank the IOC, for I think really affirming its commitment to the principles of Olympism and establishing that sport is something for all people, that it is inclusive and is accessible.'
If only the shooters had found their targets, the story would have been so different! sighs Raj Kishore Mishra.
'I am very happy to win the first medal for India at these Games. I don't just belong to Manipur, I belong to the whole country'
Tokyo 2020 medals unveiled a year before Games
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