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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.

24 Feb 2017

PV Sindhu set to be deputy collector after accepting job offer from Andhra Pradesh government

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu had offered a Group-I officer job of her choice at the felicitation function itself, but Sindhu has now decided to take it up.

Rio Olympics 2016

22 Aug 2016

Andhra Pradesh government to reward Sindhu with Rs 3 cr cash prize and government job

The government would also award Rs 50 lakh to Sindhu's coach Pullela Gopichand for mentoring her, he said.

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