Famous Indian Sportswomen

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  1. 4. She is an Indian chess player best known for winning the FIDE Women's Rapid Chess Championship in 2019 and the youngest woman ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster.
  2. 11. She is an Indian freestyle wrestler. She won the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics.
  3. 12. She became the first Indian woman to win the Women's Tennis Association title in 2005 and the first to be ranked No. 1 in the double rankings.
  4. 13. first Indian female athlete to win a gold medal at the IAAF World U20 Championships in a track event
  5. 14. She is a retired Indian weightlifter who won the world title in the 54 kg division in 1994 and 1995 and was the first Indian woman to win a medal at the 2000 Olympics.
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  1. 1. She is the first Indian archer ever to become number one in the world. She earned two gold medals and two silver medals in the World Championships at the Commonwealth Games.
  2. 2. She is the first and only Indian to become the badminton world champion and only the second individual athlete from India to win two consecutive medals at the Olympic Games.
  3. 3. She ran the 100 metres in 11.32 seconds to become the first Indian sprinter to win gold at the World Universiade in 2019
  4. 5. She was the first Asian and Indian woman to swim across the English Channel in 1959. She also became the first female sportsperson to be awarded the Padma Shri.
  5. 6. An Indian athlete who won 4 Asian gold medals and 7 Silver medals. She is often called as the "Queen of Indian track and field".
  6. 7. She is an Indian badminton player who represented India at international events in both mixed and women's doubles. She has a total of 316 match wins and is ranked No. 6 in the world.
  7. 8. She is the only woman boxer who has won a medal in each of the six World Championships and became the first Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal in the Asian Games.
  8. 9. She was the first woman to achieve a double hundred in a Test Cricket match and holds the record for most runs scored in women's international cricket.
  9. 10. She is a professional Indian sport shooter. She became the world's No. 1 in the 10m Air Rifle in 2002.