Indian Sports Personalities

1.Who is The Golden Girl of India?

  • P.T. Usha is a famous Indian athlete who is known as The Golden Girl.
  • She is an Indian track and field athlete who hails from Kerala.
  • She is known for winning gold medals in The Asian Games, four gold medals and one silver medal in the Olympics.

P.T Usha

2.Who Was the First Indian Woman to Win a Medal at the Olympics?

  • Karnam Malleshwari was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics.
  • She is an Indian weightlifter.

Karnam Malleshwari

3.Who Is Jwala Gutta?

  • Jwala Gutta is a famous female Indian badminton player.
  • She is a famous left-handed player who qualified for mixed doubles and women’s doubles in the Olympics.

Jwala Gutta

4.Who Is the Father of Indian Badminton?

  • Prakash Padukone is known as the father of Indian badminton.
  • He won a gold medal in the singles in the 1976 Commonwealth Games.
  • The Government of India awarded him Padma Shri in the year 1982.

Prakash Padukone

5.Who Is Known As Dhing Express?

  • Hima Das is known as Dhing Express.
  • She is a famous Indian female sprinter hailing from the state of Assam.
  • She has won both gold and silver medals in the Asian games.
  • She also won a gold medal in the U20 Championships.

Hima Das

6.Who Is Vinesh Phogat?

  • Vinesh Phogat is an Indian women’s wrestler.
  • She is the first female wrestler who won gold medals in Commonwealth Games and Asian games.

Vinesh Phogat

7.Who Is Dipa Karmakar?

  • Dipa Karmakar is an Indian female gymnast.
  • She became famous after winning bronze in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
  • She was awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by the Government of India.

Dipa Karmakar

8.Who Is the First Indian Female Wrestler to Win a Medal in the Olympics?

  • Sakshi Malik is the first Indian female wrestler who won a medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Sakshi Malik

9. Who Was K. D. Jadav?

  • Karnam Malleshwari was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics.
  • She is an Indian weightlifter.

 

K. D. Jadav
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