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PV Sindhu to Manu Bhaker: 8 Indian Women To Win Olympic Medals

Karnam Malleswari

The weightlifter won the bronze medal in the 54kg category in Sydney 2000, becoming the first woman to do so.

Saina Nehwal

She became India’s first Women’s Badminton singles player to clinch a bronze medal in London 2012.

MC Mary Kom

She became the first Indian woman to win a medal in boxing (Women’s flyweight) winning bronze in London 2012.

Sakshi Malik

She became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal (bronze) in Rio 2016 in the Women’s 58 kg freestyle.

PV Sindhu

Sindhu clinched silver in the Women’s Badminton singles in 2016 London and followed it with a bronze in Tokyo 2020.

Mirabai Chanu

She won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Women’s 49 kg weightlifting event.

Lovlina Borgohain

The Indian boxer is a bronze medallist in Tokyo 2020 in the Women’s 75kg category.

Manu Bhaker

She became the first Indian female athlete to win two medals in a single Olympics edition. She clinched bronze in the 10m Air Pistol individual and mixed team event with Sarabjot Singh.

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