On September 19, 2000, legendary weightlifter Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics. Two decades later, in 2020, the emerging talent Saikhom Mirabai Chanu shattered Malleswari's longstanding Olympic record. Chanu clinched the silver medal in the women's 49 kg category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, gracefully following the path paved by Malleswari.