Pizza chain Domino’s announces lifetime free pizzas for weightlifter Mirabai Chanu for winning a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday.
After winning her medal, 26-year-old Chanu showed her desire to have pizza and ice cream.
“I will eat pizza, and ice-cream. I haven’t eaten it for a while,” Chanu had said in an interview with a TV channel after winning her Olympic medal.
Following her comment, Domino’s India has decided to offer her free pizzas for lifetime.
“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 Slice of pizza. Congratulations again,” Dominos India tweeted.
@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
Domino’s team in Imphal also visited Chanu’s family to congratulate the parents.
“Even as we prepare to give #MirabaiChanu a hero’s welcome and let her eat pizzas to her heart’s content, our Imphal team went to her house to congratulate her family with what else but Domino’s Pizza. Congratulations @mirabai_chanu you have done India proud,” Pratik Pota, CEO and whole-time director, Jubilant Foodworks, that operates the pizza chain in India, said in a tweet.
Even as we prepare to give #MirabaiChanu a hero’s welcome and let her eat pizzas to her heart’s content, our Imphal team went to her house to congratulate her family with what else but Domino’s Pizza @dominos_india. Congratulations @mirabai_chanu you have done India proud! pic.twitter.com/IsGry24pFZ
— Pratik Pota (@pratikpota) July 24, 2021
On Saturday, Chanu won India’s first medal at the Tokyo Olympics. She won a silver in the 49-kg women’s weightlifting category marking an end to India’s two-decade wait to win a medal win in the category.
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