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Karnam Malleswari

19 Sep 2020

On this day: Karnam Malleswari became India’s first woman Olympic medalist

On September 19, 2000 – India’s Karnam Malleswari became the country’s first woman Olympic medallist when she captured the Bronze medal in Weightlifting (69 Kg category) at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. The then 25-year-old Malleswari finished at the third place after lifting a total of 240 Kg. She lifted 110 Kg in the ‘Snatch’ and 130 Kg in the ‘Clean and Jerk’ categories. To this date, Malleswari remains the only Indian weightlifter (male or female) to capture an Olympic medal. For her pathbreaking achievements in the sport of weightlifting, Malleswari was awarded with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1999, Arjuna Award in 1994, and Padma Shri in 1999.

2000 Sydney Olympics

21 Aug 2017

Sydney Games gave me belief to win an Olympic gold: Abhinav Bindra

Bindra was only 17 while competing in Sydney. Eight years later, at the Beijing Olympics, the air rifle shooter became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal.

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