Indian women at the Olympics

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Several Indian women have participated in the Olympics in the past. Seven(7) women from India have won an Olympic medal so far and their names are as follows:-
Karnam Malleswari, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Chanu Saikhom Mirabai and Lovlina Borgohain.
Sakshi is a Freestyle Wrestler and she won the nation a Bronze in the Rio 2016 summer Olympics. Information for the rest can be found below.

The first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal was [[Karnam Malleswari]] who won a bronze medal at the 2000 [[2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney Olympics]] in the Women's 69 kg category in Weightlifting.<ref name="idid">{{cite web| url =http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054437,00.html | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20111118051127/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054437,00.html | url-status =dead | archive-date =November 18, 2011 | author = Time | title='I Did What I Could For My Country'| date=Dec 27, 2000}}</ref>

[[File:Nicola adams crop.PNG|171x171px|thumb|Mary Kom (in red) vs Nicola Adams at the London 2012 Summer Olympics]]

In the 2012 [[2012 Summer Olympics| London Olympics]], women's boxing was featured as a sport for the first time. India was represented by five-time world champion [[Mary Kom]] who was the only Indian to qualify for the event.<ref name="TOI 18 May 2012">{{cite news|last=Times of India|title=Mary Kom qualifies for London Olympics|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tournaments/london-olympics/Mary-Kom-qualifies-for-London-Olympics/articleshow/13264657.cms|accessdate=7 June 2012|newspaper=Times of India|date=18 May 2012}}</ref> However, she lost to [[Nicola Adams]] of the UK in the semi-final.<ref name="nicolavskom">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/aug/08/olympics-womens-boxing-nicola-adams-live |title=Nicola Adams beats Mary Kom to reach 51kg Olympic final |accessdate=8 August 2012 }}</ref> She stood third in the competition and earned herself an Olympic Bronze medal.<ref name="createhistory">[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/mary-kom-attempts-to-create-history-in-olympics-boxing-by-reaching-final/articleshow/15405429.cms Mary Kom attempts to create history in Olympics boxing by reaching final - Economic Times]</ref><ref name="thankyou">[http://sports.ndtv.com/olympics-2012/news/item/194900-thank-you-mary-kom-a-for-effort-b-for-bronze Sorry I couldn't win Gold or Silver: Mary Kom after winning Bronze | Boxing | NDTVSports.com]</ref><ref name="naturalgame">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/london-olympics-2012/news/Mary-Kom-didnt-play-her-natural-game-say-pugilists/articleshow/15409286.cms|title=Mary Kom didn't play her natural game, say pugilists
|accessdate=8 August 2012}}</ref> Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman to win a medal in Wrestling. She won the Bronze medal in Women's 58 kg freestyle wrestling in 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio.[[Saina Nehwal]] was the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.in.msn.com/olympics/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=250469902|title=Saina first Indian shuttler to win Olympic medal|accessdate=4 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806202909/http://sports.in.msn.com/olympics/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=250469902|archive-date=6 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> by winning the Bronze medal at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London Olympics 2012]] on 4 August 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/miracle-win-saina-nehwal-wins-bronze-medal-after-opponent-pulls-out/983888/ |title= 'Miracle win': Saina Nehwal wins bronze medal after opponent pulls out|date=4 August 2012}}</ref>
[[Geeta Phogat]] became the first ever Indian woman to qualify for the women's 55kg wrestling in the London Olympics 2012. Women's wrestling was announced in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/geeta-becomes-first-indian-women-wrestler-to-make-olympic-cut/articleshow/12493225.cms|title=Geeta becomes first Indian women wrestler to make Olympic cut}}</ref>

[[P. V. Sindhu|P.V. Sindhu]] became the first ever Indian woman to win the Silver medal at the Olympics, by reaching the Badminton final at [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympics 2016]]. However, she lost to [[Carolina Marín]] of Spain in the final on 19 August 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/india-in-olympics-2016/badminton/PV-Sindhu-loses-to-World-No-1-Carolina-Marin-claims-Olympic-silver/articleshow/53774654.cms|title=PV Sindhu loses to World No 1 Carolina Marin, claims Olympic silver - Times of India|access-date=2016-08-19}}</ref> She became the youngest Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.

[[P. V. Sindhu|P.V. Sindhu]], [[Saikhom Mirabai Chanu]] and [[Lovlina Borgohain]] made India proud by winning medals at [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics 2020]]. [[Saikhom Mirabai Chanu]] won the Silver medal at the very first day(Day 1) of the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Tokyo Olympics 2020]], where she achieved the second position after the total count of both snatch and clean and jerk. Her highest lift at Snatch was 87 kg and at clean and jerk she was able to lift 115 kg making her overall score of 202 kgs. [[P. V. Sindhu]] became the first Indian women to win two Olympic medals. She won the Silver medal in Rio 2016 and in Tokyo 2020 she captured the Bronze medal by defeating China's He Bingiao 21-13, 21-15 in two straight sets. Also, [[Lovlina Borgohain]] snatched her first Olympic medal in [[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's welterweight|Women's welterweight]] 64-69 kg Boxing event, where she assured her bronze medal after she defeated Taiwan's Chen Nien-Chin. However, in the semifinals she lost to world no. 1 Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey and got herself the bronze medal.

== List of medalists ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="width:6em"| Medal
!style="width:12em"| Name/Team
!style="width:10em"| Games
!style="width:10em"| Sport
!style="width:12em"| Event
!style="width:10em"| Date
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Karnam|Malleswari}}|| {{GamesName|SOG|2000}} || [[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|16px|Weightlifting]][[Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]] || [[Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 69 kg|Women's 69 kg]]
|19 September 2000
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Saina Nehwal]] || {{GamesName|SOG|2012}} || [[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|16px|Badminton]][[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Badminton]] || [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
|4 August 2012
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Mary Kom]] || {{GamesName|SOG|2012}} || [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|16px|Boxing]] [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] || [[Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's flyweight|Women's flyweight]]
|8 August 2012
|-
|{{silver medal}}
|[[P. V. Sindhu]]
|{{GamesName|SOG|2016}}
|[[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|16px|Badminton]][[Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Badminton]]
|[[Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
|19 August 2016
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Sakshi Malik]] || {{GamesName|SOG|2016}} || [[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|16px|Wrestling]][[Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Wrestling]] || [[Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 58 kg|Women's freestyle 58 kg]]
|17 August 2016
|-
|{{silver medal}}
|[[Saikhom Mirabai Chanu]]
|{{GamesName|SOG|2020}}
|[[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|16px|Weightlifting]][[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]]
|[[Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 49 kg|Women's 49 kg]]
|24 July 2021
|-
|{{Bronze medal}}
|[[P. V. Sindhu]]
|{{GamesName|SOG|2020}}
|[[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|16px|Badminton]][[Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Badminton]]
|[[Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Women's singles]]
|1 August 2021
|-
|{{Bronze medal}}
|[[Lovlina Borgohain]]
|{{GamesName|SOG|2020}}
|[[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|16px|Boxing]] [[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]
|[[Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's welterweight|Women's welterweight]]
|4 August 2021
|-
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Articles created or expanded during Women's History Month (India) - 2014]]
[[Category:Indian sportswomen| Olympics, Indian women]]
[[Category:Olympic competitors for India|Women Olympians, India]]

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