Indian Women Empowerment in Olympic Club
KARNAM MALLESWARI
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Karnam Malleswari was the India's lone medalist in 2000 Sydney Olympics. She lifted the drooping spirit of not just the Indian contingent there but also those of everyone back home. She got Bronze medal in Weightlifting (69 kg).
SAINA NEHWAL
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Active since 2004 at the international circuit, Saina Nehwal is a professional badminton singles player. She got Bronze medal in Women's singles in 2012 London Olympics.
M C MARY KOM
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Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom better known as Mary Kom is an Indian boxer hailing from the Kom tribe of Manipur. Women's boxing was featured as a sport for the first time in 2012 London Olympics and Mary Kom got Bronze medal in Women's flyweight. Mary Kom has now been nominated as Rajya Sabha member and thus has become Member of Parliament.
SAKSHI MALIK
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Sakshi Malik is an Indian freestyle wrestler. At 2016 Rio Olympics she won the Bronze medal in the 58 kg category and became the first Indian women wrestler to win a medal at Olympics.
P V SINDHU
P V SINDHU
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Pusarla Venkata Sindhu popularly known as P V Sindhu is an Indian professional badminton player. She became the first Indian women to win an Olympic Silver medal at 2016 Rio Olympics.
DIPA KARMAKAR
Dipa Karmakar is an artistic gymnast who hails from Agartala Tripura. She represented India at 2016 Rio Olympics. She has the distinction of being the first Indian women gymnast ever to compete in Olympics. She missed Bronze medal marginally and attained 4th position in Women's Vault Gymnastics event in Rio with an overall score of 15.066. Dipa is one of only five women who have successfully landed the Produnova also called "the vault of death"- the most difficult vault currently performed in women's gymnastics ."
DIPA KARMAKAR
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