15 Most Famous Indian Sports Women Names 2022
- Full Name: Pusarla Venkata Sindhu.
- D/O: PV Ramana.
- Name of the Game: Badminton.
- Height and Weight: 1.79 m and 65 kg.
- Date of Birth: 5 July 1995(24 years).
- Place: Hyderabad, India.
- Achievements: Forbes under 30 Asia List, 2019 Gold in World Championships, 2018 Silver in Commonwealth games, former world number 2.
- Awards: Arjuna Award, Padma Shri, Rajiv Khel Ratna.
8. Sakshi Malik:
Sakshi Malik is a professional Indian freestyle wrestler. She has come into limelight after winning bronze in 2016 Summer Olympics. And she has become the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal in Olympics now. She has still upped her game and trying hard to win gold in the coming Olympics. Although many of us have not heard her name prominently, she prefers to be less in the limelight and focus on her game than anything else. While India had a dry spell in the Olympics, she is the one who has ended it with getting medals for the country.
- Full Name: Sakshi Malik.
- D/O: Sukhbir Malik.
- Name of the Game: Wrestling.
- Height and Weight: 1.6m and 64 kg.
- Date of Birth: 3 September 1992(26 years).
- Place: Rohtak.
- Achievements: Bronze in 2015 Asian Wrestling Championship, First female in India to win Bronze in Olympics.
- Awards: Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
9. Harika Dronavalli:
Many of us have not heard of the name Harika Dronavalli in Chess arena. It is sad that we have not yet come across such talent greatly in the limelight however Harika has been racing in Chess championships all across without a stop. She is Indian Chess grandmaster and won three bronze medals for India in the Women’s world chess championships all around. She has a FIDE title and has been still on her game widely. Her game never gets slow or dull as she has been successful in several championships and competitions. It is sad that the chess game champions are not that recognised around still.