Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal is Karnam Malleswari.
Karnam Malleswari:
She achieved this distinction at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
She won a bronze medal in the weightlifting event.
She was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1994 and India's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (now the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna), in 1999.