Chris Hemsworth Aka Thor’s Reply For Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu Is Winning Internet

By capturing the gold medal at the current 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham, Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Mirabai Chanu added another prestigious allocade to her already impressive legacy in the sport of weightlifting. Chanu took home first place in the women’s 49 kg division of the competition.

Chanu set new world records in the snatch and clean and jerk events throughout the course of her spectacular triumph. Her overall lift set a new CWG record as well. She performed an impressively clean and jerk lift of 113 kg after lifting 88 kg in the snatch.

She defeated Mauritius’ Roilya Ranaivosoa, who finished in second place, by an enormous margin of 29 KGs thanks to her record-breaking 201 KG total. Hannah Kaminski of Canada, who lifted a total of 171 KG, took home the bronze medal in the competition.

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Since she won, lots of renowned people, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, throughout the nation praised Mirabai for her remarkable victory. Twitter went into a frenzy to celebrate Chanu’s accomplishment, and Chris Hemsworth was one of her fans. He praised the Indian “legend” but added a Thor twist. So let’s find out exactly what he said:

Chris Hemsworth praised Mirabai Chanu with a Thor Twist

On July 31^st, when Mirabai Chanu posted her pictures with her newly won medal, Twitter went ga-ga over them and it went viral on various social media platforms. In a caption, she wrote,

“Lifting 200kg never felt easy but thanks to the love and wishes of billions back home, every challenge is just an attempt away. #WeAreTeamIndia #TeamIndia”

Lifting 201kg never felt easy but thanks to the love and wishes of billions back home, every challenge is just an attempt away. 🇮🇳#WeAreTeamIndia #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/GnyaftZkpv

— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) July 30, 2022

Many of her fans commented on this post. While many people are congratulating her for her win, one user named Saurabh Sinha’s retweet attracted Chris Hemsworth to her post. In his tweet, he tagged Chris Hemsworth along with the caption, saying,

“Time for Thor to give up his hammer. @chrishemsworth”

Time for Thor to give up his hammer. @chrishemsworth https://t.co/CtynsPBnhu

— Saurabh Sinha (@sinha_saurabh08) August 1, 2022

His tweet also got so many impressions and many people commented on his tweet. While he was busy viewing other reactions, “Thor,” famed Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth, replied to him, appreciating Mirabai Chanu. In his reply, he wrote,

“She is worthy! Congrats, Saikhom, you legend.”

She is worthy! Congrats, Saikhom, you legend.

— Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) August 4, 2022

His reply went viral and became meme fodder for many memers and other parody pages. Lots of people reacted to his tweet by putting some sarcastic and hilarious comments on it.

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Later, Mirabai also thanked him for appreciating her. While quoting her reply

She wrote,

“Thank u so much @chrishemsworth Always love to watch you.”

Thank u so much @chrishemsworth Always love to watch you. https://t.co/RFNWiDd11Y

— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) August 5, 2022

The movie Thor Love and Thunder, in which Hemsworth starred, was released last month. This is the fourth instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Thor” franchise (MCU). 

Regarding Mirabai, she has won medals in the CWG for the third time in a row this time around. She won the silver medal in the women’s 48 KG division in the Glasgow competition in 2014, and she followed it up by winning the gold at the Gold Coast competition in 2018.