Sakshi Malik  

Here are the top 8 Indian women who have won Olympic medals and made our nation proud. 

Alia Bhatt, Satya Nadella, Sakshi Malik, and Ajay Banga, among 8 people, made their appearance on TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2024 list. 

This International Women's Day, let's celebrate women who have brought glory to our nation by winning Olympic medals and are an inspiration for every woman all over the country. 

Sakshi Malik is a wrestler. She has played at national and international level competitions. Sakshi Malik won her first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Sakshi has been honoured with the Padma Shri Award.

The TOPS is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to provide assistance to India's top athletes. The scheme's committee has also cleared financial proposals of over Rs 70 lakh at their meeting today

Ritu Malik now has a task at hand as she is up against 2017 U-23 world champion and this year's World Cup gold medal winner Ayana Gempei from Japan.

Apart from Vinesh's gold, India also won two silver medals thanks to Lakshay Sheoran and Deepak Kumar. Sheoran won silver in men's trap event. 

Vinesh Phogat has kept the hopes for another gold alive after she stormed into the finals of women's 50 kg freestyle category