The correct answer is C. Weightlifting.
Karnam Malleswari is an Indian weightlifter who won the bronze medal in the women’s 69 kg event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in weightlifting. She is also a five-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist and a three-time Asian Games gold medalist.
Karnam Malleswari was born in Andhra Pradesh, India on 1 July 1975. She started weightlifting at the age of 12 and made her international debut in 1994. She won her first major international medal, a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, in 1998. She went on to win gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in 2002, 2006, and 2010. She also won gold medals at the Asian Games in 1998, 2002, and 2006.
Karnam Malleswari’s greatest achievement came at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She won the bronze medal in the women’s 69 kg event, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in weightlifting. This was a historic achievement for India and it inspired many young girls to take up weightlifting.
Karnam Malleswari is a national hero in India. She is a role model for many young people and she has inspired many people to achieve their dreams. She is a true champion and she will always be remembered for her achievements.
The other options are incorrect because they are not sports that Karnam Malleswari is associated with. Hockey is a team sport in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or puck into the other team’s goal using a hockey stick. Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 22-yard (20-metre) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. Weightlifting is a strength sport in which athletes attempt to lift the maximum amount of weight above their heads. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop elevated 10 feet above the ground.