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Who among the following is the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics ?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”Karnam Malleswari” option2=”Mirabai Chanu” option3=”P.T. Usha” option4=”P.V. Sindhu” correct=”option1″]<\/p>\n

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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.<\/section>\n
Her medal was a historic breakthrough for Indian women in sports on the international stage.<\/section>\n
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).<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Who among the following is the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics ? [amp_mcq option1=”Karnam Malleswari” option2=”Mirabai Chanu” option3=”P.T. Usha” option4=”P.V. Sindhu” correct=”option1″] This question was previously asked in UPSC CDS-2 – 2021 Download PDFAttempt Online Karnam Malleswari was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. She won a … <\/p>\n

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