The Economic Times

At 21, she failed all 3 Olympic attempts. At 31, she won her third Commonwealth Games gold. Ankur Warikoo shares an inspiring lesson from Indian wrestler's life

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanus journey from an Olympic failure to becoming a three-time Commonwealth Games champion has inspired Ankur Warikoo. At 21, she failed all three attempts at the 2016 Olympics and considered quitting. She later won World Championship gold, Olympic silver at Tokyo 2020 and Commonwealth golds in 2018, 2022 and 2026. Warikoos key lesson: a setback becomes an ending only when you accept it as one.