Paris Olympics 2024: 7 female athletes have won a total of 8 medals for India in the Olympics. The first medal was won by Karnam Malleswari. PV Sindhu is the only female athlete to win 2 medals.
The moment that sports lovers all over the world were waiting for has arrived. The Olympic Games are going to start in Paris from 26 July. This time India has sent 117 athletes, out of which 47 are women and 77 are men. Do you know how many Indian girls have won medals in the Olympics so far? Which Indian female player won the medal for the first time? We have brought the answers to these questions for you.
India has won a total of 35 medals in the Olympic Games so far. Especially in the last 3 games, a total of 15 medals have come. Out of these 15 medals, 7 medals were won by daughters. In the Rio Olympics (2016), India won 2 medals and both were won by women. PV Sindhu won silver in badminton while Sakshi Malik won bronze in wrestling. In the history of these games, 7 female athletes have won a total of 8 medals for the country so far. The first medal was won by weightlifter Karnam Malleswari in the Sydney Olympics held in the year 2000.
Women who won medals for India in Olympics (Paris Olympics 2024) Karnam Malleswari
Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in weightlifting for India in the Olympic Games held in the year 2000. She is the first female athlete to win a medal for India in these games.
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Mary Kom won a bronze medal in boxing for India in the London Olympic Games held in 2012. She is the second woman to win a medal for the country in these games.
Saina Nehwal
Badminton star Saina Nehwal won a bronze medal for the country in the 2012 Olympic Games. She is a great badminton player of India.
pv sindu
Badminton star PV Sindhu has won silver for India in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and bronze in the 2021 Tocto Olympics.
sakshi malik
This Indian female wrestler won the bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics. She is the first Indian woman to win this medal in rowing.
Mirabai Chanu
Mirabai Chanu won a bronze medal in weightlifting for India in the 2021 Olympics. This time too, a medal will be expected from her.
Lovlina Borgohain
India’s boxer Lovlina won the silver medal in the 2021 Olympic Games.
