Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Who was was the first Indian woman to reach Olympic finals?

  1. Anju Bobby George

  2. Shiny Abraham

  3. P.T. Usha

  4. Karnam Malleswari
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Explanation

P.T. Usha reached the 400m hurdles final at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to qualify for an Olympic final. She narrowly missed the bronze medal by just 0.01 seconds, finishing fourth. Anju Bobby George was a long jumper who won a bronze at the 2003 World Championships, Karnam Malleswari won India's first Olympic weightlifting medal in 2000, and Shiny Abraham was a middle-distance runner who competed in the 1984 Olympics but did not reach a final.

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