Who among the following is the first Indian woman to win a medal in th

Who among the following is the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics ?

Karnam Malleswari

Mirabai Chanu

P.T. Usha

P.V. Sindhu

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Karnam Malleswari was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. She won a bronze medal in the 69 kg category of weightlifting at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

Her medal was a historic breakthrough for Indian women in sports on the international stage.

Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal in weightlifting at Tokyo 2020. P.T. Usha is a legendary athlete who came close to a medal in the 1984 Olympics but did not win one. P.V. Sindhu has won two Olympic medals in badminton (silver in Rio 2016 and bronze in Tokyo 2020).

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