Indian Sports Personalities

1.Who is The Golden Girl of India?

• P.T. Usha is a famous Indian athlete who is known as The Golden Girl.
• She is an Indian track and field athlete who hails from Kerala.
• She is known for winning gold medals in The Asian Games, four gold medals and one silver medal in the Olympics.

2.Who Was the First Indian Woman to Win a Medal at the Olympics?

• Karnam Malleshwari was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics.
• She is an Indian weightlifter.

3.Who Is Jwala Gutta?

• Jwala Gutta is a famous female Indian badminton player.
• She is a famous left-handed player who qualified for mixed doubles and women’s doubles in the Olympics.

4.Who Is the Father of Indian Badminton?

• Prakash Padukone is known as the father of Indian badminton.
• He won a gold medal in the singles in the 1976 Commonwealth Games.
• The Government of India awarded him Padma Shri in the year 1982.

5.Who Is Known As Dhing Express?

• Hima Das is known as Dhing Express.
• She is a famous Indian female sprinter hailing from the state of Assam.
• She has won both gold and silver medals in the Asian games.
• She also won a gold medal in the U20 Championships.

6.Who Is Vinesh Phogat?

• Vinesh Phogat is an Indian women’s wrestler.
• She is the first female wrestler who won gold medals in Commonwealth Games and Asian games.

7.Who Is Dipa Karmakar?

• Dipa Karmakar is an Indian female gymnast.
• She became famous after winning bronze in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
• She was awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by the Government of India.

8.Who Is the First Indian Female Wrestler to Win a Medal in the Olympics?

• Sakshi Malik is the first Indian female wrestler who won a medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

9. Who Was K. D. Jadav?