Question

Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics?
A) Sania Mirza
B) Saina Nehwal
C) Karnam Melleshwari
D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: An Olympic medal is bestowed to fruitful participants at one of the Olympic Games. There are 3 categories of medals: gold, bestowed to the winner; silver, bestowed to the runner-up; and bronze, bestowed to the 3rd place. The presenting of prizes is laid out in detail in the Olympic etiquettes.

Complete Answer:
Karnam Malleswari (born 1 June 1975) is a superannuated Indian weightlifter. She is the original Indian woman to conquer a medal at the Olympics. In 1995, she got the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest wearing admiration, and in 1999, the regular citizen Padma Shri grant. Malleswari procured the world title in the 54 kg class in 1994 and 1995 and set third in 1993 and 1996. In 1994, she acquired silver at the World Championships in Istanbul, and in 1995 she procured the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Korea in the 54 kg class. She procured the title in China that year with a record lift of 113 kg at the World Championships.

Relentlessly before her Olympic triumph, Malleswari was a 2-time weightlifting best on the planet with 29 global awards, which involves 11 gold decorations. Close by with the public and global decorations, Malleswari was additionally presented with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1999, Arjuna Award in 1994, and Padma Shri in 1999. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Malleswari boosted 110 kg in the "snatch" and 130 kg in the "clean and jerk" groupings for an over-all of 240 kg. She earned the bronze medal and became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. She is also the first and solitary Indian woman weightlifter to win an Olympic medal.

Thus, option (C) is correct.

Note:
Malleswari was born in a Brahmin family in Voosavanipeta near Amadalavalasa, a village in Andhra Pradesh. She has 4 sisters and all are well skilled in weightlifting. She commenced her profession when she was 12 and was proficient under Coach Neelamshetty Appanna.