TIL Desk Sports/ For the 50-60 fans who were waiting at the IGI Airport here to garland and felicitate weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on Monday upon her arrival from Tokyo, it turned out to be a heartbreak as the Olympic silver-medallist was whisked away in a car by the security personnel, immediately after she came out of the airport.
The fans, including those from her home state of Manipur, had gathered at the airport after the news of her arrival spread, and the crowd swelled with many at the airport joining them out of curiosity. The fans, including the shutterbugs as well as the media, started gathering at the arrival gate since 3 pm. Chanu was expected to come out of the airport at 4.40 pm, but it took about 50 more minutes before she stepped out. The crowd wanted to catch a glimpse of her even as the CISF personnel tried to control them.
The 26-year-old, with a face shield and mask on her face, was straightaway guided into a white Toyota Fortuner with security personnel flanking the SUV on either side and not leaving it till it made its way out. It seemed that there were plenty of people to felicitate her, but none of them were able to congratulate Chanu and many couldn’t even get a glimpse of her. All they could do was chant slogans. Chanu on her part expressed joy on returning to the country through Twitter.
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