KHAMMAM: From the tribal hamlets of Kothagudem to podium finishes, 20-year-old Tholem Sri Teja is chasing an Olympic dream, ...

Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal revealed on Sunday that she has parted ways with her husband, Parupalli Kashyap.

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India's first female Olympic medalist, Karnam Malleswari, was left ecstatic and overjoyed when Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

Karnam Malleswari, a two-time World Champion and two-time Asian Games silver medallist, made history by becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.

"Met Olympic medalist and noted athlete, Karnam Malleswari in Yamunanagar yesterday. India is proud of her success as a sportswoman. Equally commendable is her effort to mentor young athletes," PM ...

Karnam, a two-time world champion and a two-time Asian Games silver medal winner, holds the distinguished honour of being the first woman from India to win a medal at the Olympics when she bagged ...

In 2000, Indian weightlifter Karnam Malleswari became the first woman from her country to win an Olympic medal, lifting an astonishing 240kg across two categories.

But I was capable and couldn’t win. That’s why I started the Karnam Malleswari Sports Academy. If I missed one medal, my students will get 10 and I will be happy. Those wins are my wins too.

Former India weightlifter Karnam Malleswari was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal when she won a bronze in the women's 69kg category at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She began her career at ...