FAMOUS WOMEN IN SPORTS

1. Mary Kom 

Sport - Boxing

Achievements - 

First woman ever to win 6 World Championships.

Holder of Arjuna Award, Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan.

Bagged the first Bronze medal from India ever in women’s boxing at 2012 London Olympics.

Five time Asian Champion

2. Saina Nehwal

Sport - Badminton

Achievements-

Bronze medal in London Olympics 2012 making her the First female badminton player to win a medal in Olympics.

Receiver of Arjuna Award, Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Padma Bhushan.

First female player of her sport to win a silver medal at BWF World Championship in 2015.

Gold Medal in China Open Superseries in 2014.

First ever Indian woman to win Gold in Commonwealth Games in 2010.

3. Mithali Raj

Sport - Cricket

Achievements -

Only female cricketer to surpass the 7,000-run mark in Women's One Day International matches.

First player to score seven consecutive 50s in ODIs.

She holds the record for most half-centuries in WODIs.

In July 2021, Mithali broke Charlotte Edwards' record of 10,273 runs to become the player with the most runs in women's international cricket.

The first female cricketer to reach 2000 WT20I runs

4. Sakshi Malik

Sport - Wrestling 

Achievements -

First Indian women wrestler to win a medal at the Rio Olympics 2016.

Bronze medal at the Commonwealth Championships in 2013.

Won five medals in Asian Championship.

Honoured with Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award in 2016 and the Padma Shri Award in 2017.

5. Hima Das 

Sport - Athletics

Achievements -

Established the national record for 400 metres in 50.7 seconds.

First Indian female athlete to win a gold medal at the IAAF World U20 Championships in a track event.

Received the Arjuna Award from India's President in 2018.