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This International Women's Day, let's celebrate women who've brought glory to our nation by winning Olympic medals and are an inspiration for every woman all over the country.
Mirabai is a weightlifter who bagged the silver medal in the 49kg category at Tokyo 2020. She is the second Indian weightlifter after Karnam to win a medal in weightlifting.
PV Sindhu is an ace badminton player and the only Indian woman to have won two Olympic medals. A silver medal in women's singles at Rio 2016 and a bronze at Tokyo 2020.
Saina Nehwal is a big name when it comes to badminton. She has made India proud by winning a bronze medal in the women's singles badminton in London 2012.
Mary Kom made history after winning a bronze medal in boxing at the 2012 London Olympics. It was India's debut in Women's Boxing in 2012 and she was the first to win the medal.
Sakshi Malik is the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics. She bagged a bronze medal in the women's 58 kg category at Rio 2016.
Lovlina Borgohain is a boxer from Assam. She won a bronze medal at Tokyo 2020, by defeating Germany’s Nadine in Round of 16 and Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-chin in quarter-finals
Karnam is the first Indian woman and weightlifter to win an Olympic medal. She bagged a bronze medal in the 2000 Sydney Games.