On Saturday, 26-year-old Chanu won a silver in the 49-kg women’s weightlifting category. This marked itself to be an event that ended India’s almost two-decade long wait to win a medal win in the category. She became the second-ever Indian female weightlifter, after Karnam Malleswari who won an Olympic medal in weightlifting. This win also got India its first medal in the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
In an interview with the news channel NDTV after her win, Chanu expressed her desire of eating pizzas after being on a strict diet owing to her regime. “First of all, I will go and have a pizza. It has been a long time since I ate it. I will eat a lot today,” said Chanu.
#NDTVExclusive | “First of all, I will go and have a pizza. It has been a long time since I ate it. I will eat a lot today”: Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu), Olympic athlete, on winning India’s first silver medal in #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/kmuW1zDb5J
— NDTV (@ndtv) July 24, 2021
Pizza food chain Dominos, upon finding this, promised the weightlifter free pizzas for life!
Aapne kaha, aur humne sunn liya 🙏
We never want @mirabai_chanu to wait to eat 🍕 again so we’re treating her to FREE Domino’s pizza for life! #PizzasForLife— dominos_india (@dominos_india) July 24, 2021
@Mirabai_chanu Congratulations on bringing the medal home! 🙌🏽🥈You brought the dreams of a billion+ Indians to life and we couldn’t be happier to treat you to FREE Domino’s pizza for life 🍕😊
Congratulations again!! #DominosPizza #PizzasForLife #Tokyo2020 #MirabaiChanu https://t.co/Gf5TLlYdBi— dominos_india (@dominos_india) July 24, 2021
Moreover, the pizza team in Imphal also reached out to her parents to congratulate them on her win. Netizens have also taken to replying to this news on the internet and joining in on the discussion.
Anything for the commentators? 🍕🍕😝😝 https://t.co/RMgLTZ4jht
— Sunil Taneja (@iSunilTaneja) July 25, 2021
@dominos_india surely knows how to be there when people need them!
How I wish they heard me also and said, "Thathastu" when I crave for pizzas https://t.co/InxR6yTGBX
— Suraj Suresh (@Suraj_Suresh16) July 24, 2021
@dominos_india Even I have completed the Helicopter Mission in GTA Vice City. Isn't it an accomplishment? 🥺🥺🥺 https://t.co/2mnK3Bv6VD
— Harsh Gupta (@harshg122) July 24, 2021
The woman athlete has definitely made a huge accomplishment and made Team India proud!
