15 Most Famous Indian Sports Women Names 2022
- Full Name: Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte.
- D/O: Tonpa Kom.
- Name of the Game: Boxing.
- Height and Weight: 5’2” and 54 kg.
- Date of Birth: 1st March 1983 (36 years).
- Place: Kangathei, Manipur.
- Achievements: Only women in India to have medaled in every championship, only women to become World Amateur Boxing champion six times.
- Awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award for Boxing.
2. Mithali Raj:
Here is an Indian cricket player, Mithali Raj. While cricket is mostly dominated to be a men’s sport in India, Indian cricket player, Mithali Raj has totally upped the game and got famous for being an international women’s cricket player. She is also presently the captain of Indian women’s cricket team in tests and also ODI. She is, in fact, regarded as one of the finest women’s cricket player all across the globe. While India did not have good women’s cricket in the scene lately, she has come into limelight and made India proud with entering into women’s cricket. She has announced her retirement in cricked in September 2019.
- Full Name: Mithali Dorai Raj.
- D/O: Dorai Raj.
- Name of the Game: Cricket.
- Height and Weight: 5’4” and 54 kg.
- Date of Birth: 3rd December 1982(36 years).
- Place: Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
- Achievements: Only Indian cricket women to perform brilliantly in ICC, lead to win of Asia Cup title 2006 and 2008, Record of the highest individual score by Indian women cricketer in World Cup Match in 2005, the most number of ODI’s for the Indian team.
- Awards: Padma Shri, Arjuna Award for cricket.
3. Humpy Koneru:
Here comes Indian chess fame Koneru Humpy. The Indian chess grandmaster has been in the limelight for a decade now and still is in the top-notch at her game-winning slams and awards for India. While chess was not much of a game, there was Humpy who entered the game and made India proud at the game. She has exceeded 2600 Elo rating mark and became the second woman after Judit Polgar all across the globe. The Indian chess grandmaster has returned to her game recently again and started to focus on her game as Asia’s youngest women Grand Master.