Multiple choice general knowledge sports

The first Indian woman to get an Olympic medal is --

  1. P T Usha

  2. Karnam Malleswari

  3. Ashwini Nachappa

  4. Usha Sachdev
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Explanation

Karnam Malleswari won India's first Olympic medal by a woman - a bronze in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. P.T. Usha is a famous Indian athlete who narrowly missed a medal in 1984, placing fourth in the 400m hurdles. Ashwini Nachappa was a sprinter but did not win an Olympic medal.

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