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Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics?

  1. P.T.Usha

  2. Kunjarani Devi

  3. Bachendri Pal

  4. Karnam Maleshwari
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Explanation

Karnam Malleswari created history by winning bronze in women's weightlifting (69kg category) at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. P.T. Usha narrowly missed a medal in 1984 Los Angeles Olympics (4th place in 400m hurdles). Kunjarani Devi is also a weightlifter but came later. Bachendri Pal was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest, not an Olympic medalist.

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