Option 3 : Weight lifting
The correct answer is Weight lifting.
- Karnam Malleswari was born on 1st June 1975.
- Is an eminent Indian weightlifter.
- She is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics.
- She won the Bronze medal in weightlifting in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
- She was honoured with many awards:
- Arjuna Awards 1994
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1999
- Padma Shri Award in 1999
- She has won 11 gold in the world championships and Asian weightlifting championships with a total of 29 international medals.
- Presently is the Vice-Chancellor of Delhi Sports University.
- She was short of 2.5kg on the Olympic gold in Sydney Olympics 2000.