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Women who made INDIA proud:-
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SANIA MIRZA-TENNISShe is probably the most well-known female Indian sportsperson internationally. She was the first woman who could make it to the fourth round of Grand Slam Tournament in US Open in 2005.
Having been honored with the the Arjuna Award in 2004 and Padam Shri award in 2006, she has also won the doubles with Mahesh Bhupathi in Australian Open in 2009. In Doha Asian games in 2006 Sania won a silver medal for singles and gold in doubles with Leander Paes.
SAINA NEHWAL-BADMINTON
Making big news through her hardwork, dedication and talent, Saina has been ranked number 3 in the world by Badminton World Federation.
She is the first woman who had made it to the singles quarter finals in Olympic games and the first Indian to win Super Series Tournament in 2009. She also won a gold medal in Women’s Single Shuttle Badminton in Common Wealth Games, 2010.
ANJUM CHOPRA-CRICKET
A player in the Indian Women’s Cricket team, Anjum was the first every female Indian player to score a century in One Day International match. She is a left handed batsmen and an opener in cricket matches.
Having played 12 test matches and 116 One Day Internationals, she is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. She has been awarded with the Arjuna Award in 2007 for her valuable contribution to Indian Women’s Cricket.
SONIKA KALIRAMAN-WRESLING
Sonika is the only Indian woman wrestler having made it to the Asian Games. Her father Master Chandgi Ram and brother Jagdish are very well known names in the field of wrestling in India.
Sonika, hence, carries forward her family in the sport. Married to an NRI, Siddharth Malik, she in now settled in California, USA, originally hailing from Haryana.
TEJASWINI SAWANT-SHOOTING
Daughter of an Indian Navy Officer, Ravindra Sawant, Tejaswini represented India in 2004 at the 9thSouth Asian Sports Federation Games. She has been supported currently by Olympic Gold Quest. She in 2006 Common Wealth Games won gold medals in Women’s 10m Air Rifle Singles and Women’s 10m Air Rifle pairs.
In 2009 in 50m Rifle three positions she won a bronze and in 2010 she became a world champion in 50m Rifle Prone game held in Germany. In 2010 Common Wealth Games she won two silver and one bronze medals in Women’s 50m Rifle Prone Singles, Women’s 50m Rifle 3 positions and Women’s 50m Rifle Prone Pairs respectively. Tejaswini was the first Indian woman shooter to win a Gold medal at the World Championships in 50 m Rifle Prone game.
PT USHA (THE TEARAWAY PAYYOLI EXPRESS)
Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha is a name almost everyone in India is aware of. She has been one of the phenomenon athletes of all times in India. This Golden girl from Kerela has been linked with athletics ever since 1979. She has been given the coveted title of ‘Queen of Indian track and field’
Jwala Gutta: Volcanic beauty of the court
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Jhulan Goswami: The Indian ‘Bowling Express’
Anjali Bhagwat: Shooter with the Eagle’s Eye
Karnam Malleswari: Power Lady of Indian Weightlifting
Mangte Chungneijang Mreykom: The Jaw Crusher
Koneru Hampi: The Grand Mistress
Having played 12 test matches and 116 One Day Internationals, she is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. She has been awarded with the Arjuna Award in 2007 for her valuable contribution to Indian Women’s Cricket.
SONIKA KALIRAMAN-WRESLINGSonika is the only Indian woman wrestler having made it to the Asian Games. Her father Master Chandgi Ram and brother Jagdish are very well known names in the field of wrestling in India.
Sonika, hence, carries forward her family in the sport. Married to an NRI, Siddharth Malik, she in now settled in California, USA, originally hailing from Haryana.
TEJASWINI SAWANT-SHOOTINGDaughter of an Indian Navy Officer, Ravindra Sawant, Tejaswini represented India in 2004 at the 9thSouth Asian Sports Federation Games. She has been supported currently by Olympic Gold Quest. She in 2006 Common Wealth Games won gold medals in Women’s 10m Air Rifle Singles and Women’s 10m Air Rifle pairs.
In 2009 in 50m Rifle three positions she won a bronze and in 2010 she became a world champion in 50m Rifle Prone game held in Germany. In 2010 Common Wealth Games she won two silver and one bronze medals in Women’s 50m Rifle Prone Singles, Women’s 50m Rifle 3 positions and Women’s 50m Rifle Prone Pairs respectively. Tejaswini was the first Indian woman shooter to win a Gold medal at the World Championships in 50 m Rifle Prone game.
PT USHA (THE TEARAWAY PAYYOLI EXPRESS)Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha is a name almost everyone in India is aware of. She has been one of the phenomenon athletes of all times in India. This Golden girl from Kerela has been linked with athletics ever since 1979. She has been given the coveted title of ‘Queen of Indian track and field’
Jwala Gutta: Volcanic beauty of the courtGAME :- BADMINTON
. In 2006, she has won the Sri Lanka International Satellite Tournament and in 2007 she clinched the Cyprus Badminton International tournament.
Jwala also won the prestigious gold medal in women’s doubles in the Commonwealth Games in 2010. She won a bronze medal in the world championships in 2011.
Jhulan Goswami: The Indian ‘Bowling Express’
She is like the tempest, when it comes to bowling in the game of cricket. Jhulan is considered to be the fastest female bowler in the game of cricket.
Her max speed is 120kmph. Jhulan has been given the ICC Women’s Player of the year 2007 award and M.A.Chidambaram trophy for best woman cricketer in 2011.
Anjali Bhagwat: Shooter with the Eagle’s Eye
She got the title of world number one in 10m Air Rifle in 2002. In 2003 she won her first world cup final in Milan. Anjali is the only Indian to have ever triumphed in the most desirable ISSF Champion of Champions award. She has represented India in three successive Olympics and emerged as a finalist in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Till date Anjali has won 31 gold, 23 silver and 7 bronze medals. She has been nicknamed as ‘The Arjuna of India’.
Karnam Malleswari: Power Lady of Indian Weightlifting
In the year 1992, she took part in the Asian Championship in Thailand and won 3 silver medals. She also got 3 bronze medals in the same championship. Malleswari won the 1995 Asian Championship and broke her own records in the senior national weightlifting championship in 1997. In the 1998 Asian Games, she won India’s first silver in weightlifting. In the 2000 Summer Olympics held at Sydney, she got a bronze for India lifting 110 kg in the Snatch and 130 kg in the Clean and Jerk.
Mangte Chungneijang Mreykom: The Jaw Crusher
she won the fifth world boxing championship title in Bridgetown, Barbados in 2010. In the Previous matches, she always won in the 46 kg category, but in 2010, Mary clinched the 48 kg class. She is the sole boxer to have won a medal in all the 6 world championships. Marykom had the honor of bearing the Queen’s Baton in the Common wealth 2010 run in the stadium.
Koneru Hampi: The Grand Mistress
She achieved this incredible feat at the tender age of fifteen, when most of the girls are still playing with dolls. The young woman is number two in the world of women’s chess only after Judith Polgar. She is the second female chess player in the world who has surpassed the 2600 Elo score.
In the year 2001, she kick started her winning spree by emerging triumphant in the “World Junior Girls Chess Championship”. After many interesting matches, victories, defeats and controversies, Humpy took part in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2009-2011 and achieved the second position by and large. She has received many prestigious awards like the Arjuna Award and The Padmashri.
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Tania Sachdev: Beauty with Brains
Tania Sachdev: Beauty with Brains
Tania won her first international title at the tender age of eight. Now she has already conquered the world and Asian junior titles. She outdid others in the Asian Chess Championship in 2008 with six and a half points out of nine rounds. She was the second runner up in the 38th National Women’s Premier Chess Championship held in Chennai. She has also received the Arjuna Award.
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