Question

Discuss in your class.

Indian women who have made it to International Levels in sports and games. Discuss the following points about each of them.

1. Name of the sportsperson
2. Sport or Game
3. Level reached
4. Outstanding achievements.
5. Awards/Prizes/Titles

Answer 1

1. Name of the sportsperson: P. V. Sindhu
2. Sport or Game: Badminton
3. Level reached: International level
4. Outstanding achievements: Sindhu made her international debut in badminton at the young age of seventeen. She holds the record of being the first Indian to win a silver medal in Badminton at the Olympics.
5. Awards/Prizes/Titles: She has won various awards, prizes, and titles. A few of them are as follows:
   • 2013 and 2014 World Badminton Championships - Bronze Medals
   • 2013 - Arjuna Award
   • 2014 Asian Badminton Championship - Bronze Medal
   • 2014 FICCI breakthrough sportsperson
   • 2014 NDTV Indian of the year
   • 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow - Bronze Medal
   • 2015 - Padma Shri
   • 2016 Rio Olympics - First Indian woman badminton player to bag Silver Medal
   • 2016 China Open Super Series Title - Women’s Champion
   • 2016 - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
   • 2017 India Open - Women’s Champion