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Question
Regardless of the challenges faced, some women have achieved great success in the field of sports. Here is a list of Indian women celebrities who are accomplished in the field of sports and games. Match their names with the sports or games they are associated with, by drawing lines. One has been done for you as an example.
| Names of personalities | Sports / Games | |
| PV Sindhu | golf | |
| Geeta Phogat | weightlifting | |
| Koneru Humpy | swimming | |
| Karnam Malleshwari | badminton | |
| Anjali Bhagwat | cricket | |
| Sania Mirza | hockey | tennis |
| Dipika Pallikal | archery | |
| Bula Choudhury | athletics | |
| P.T. Usha | wrestling | |
| Saba Anjum Karim | chess | |
| Akanksha Singh | shooting | |
| Mithali Raj | basketball | |
| Sharmila Nicollet | squash | |
| Deepika Kumari | tennis |
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Solution
| Names of personalities | Sports / Games | |
| PV Sindhu | golf | badminton |
| Geeta Phogat | weightlifting | wrestling |
| Koneru Humpy | swimming | chess |
| Karnam Malleshwari | badminton | weight lifting |
| Anjali Bhagwat | cricket | shooting |
| Sania Mirza | hockey | tennis |
| Dipika Pallikal | archery | squash |
| Bula Choudhury | athletics | swimming |
| P.T. Usha | wrestling | athletics |
| Saba Anjum Karim | chess | hockey |
| Akanksha Singh | shooting | basketball |
| Mithali Raj | basketball | cricket |
| Sharmila Nicollet | squash | golf |
| Deepika Kumari | tennis | archery |
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