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This List of Indian Sportswomen includes Indian female sportspersons who brought laurels for the country at the international stage.
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Anju Bobby George,
Long Jump
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Apurvi Chandela,
Air rifle shooting
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Anisa Sayyed,
Shooting
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Anjum Chopra,
Cricket - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Anmol Kharb,
Badminton
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Anuradha Biswal,
Track and field
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Aparna Popat,
Badminton - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Asha Agarwal,
Track and field - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Ashwini Ponnappa,
Badminton - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Ashwini Nachappa
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Bobby Aloysius,
Track and field
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Beenamol,
Track and field - Conferred with
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award,
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award.
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Bula Choudhury,
Swimming - Conferred with
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award.
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Chekrovolu Swuro,
Archery - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Chhanda Gayen,
Mountaineering - first Bengali woman to climb Mount Everest
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Dipa Karmakar,
Gymnastics - Came fourth in the 2016 Rio Olympics, Conferred with
Khel Ratna
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Babitha Kumari Phogat,
Wrestling
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Deepika Kumari,
Archery - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Deepika Thakur,
Hockey - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Dola Banerjee,
Archery - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Divya Singh,
Basketball
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Dronavalli Harika,
Chess - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Dutee Chand,
Track and Field
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Esha Singh,
Shooting sports
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Geeta Zutshi,
Track and field - Conferred with
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award.
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Geeta Phogat, Wrestling
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Geetika Jakhar,
Wrestling - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Joshna Chinappa,
Squash
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Harwant Kaur,
Track and field
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Hima Das,
Track and field
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Jyotirmoyee Sikdar,
Track and field - Conferred with
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award,
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award.
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Jhulan Goswami,
Cricket - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Jwala Gutta,
Badminton - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Kamaljeet Sandhu,
Track and field - Conferred with
Padma Shri
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Kavita Chahal,
Boxing - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Kavita Raut,
Track and field
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Koneru Humpy,
Chess - Conferred with
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award.
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Karnam Malleswari,
Weightlifting - Conferred with
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award,
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award, bronze medal in the
2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney lifting 110 kg.
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Kunjarani Devi,
Weightlifting - Conferred with
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award,
Arjuna Award.
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Krishna Poonia,
Track and field
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Krushnaa Patil,
Mountaineering
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Mary D'Souza Sequeira, is a field hockey player, conferred with Dhyan Chand Award.
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Mary Kom,
Women's boxing - Conferred with
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award,
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award.
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M D Valsamma,
Track and field - Conferred with
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award.
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Prajusha Maliakkal,
Track and field
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Manjeet Kaur,
Track and field - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Madhumita Bisht,
Badminton - Conferred with
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award.
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Mithali Raj,
Cricket - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Neelam Jaswant Singh,
Track and field - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Neetu Chandra,
Taekwondo - First Indian actress to compete in two international games
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Neha Aggarwal,
Table tennis
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Nisha Millet,
Swimming - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Prashanti Singh,
Basketball - Conferred with
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award
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P. V. Sindhu,
Badminton - Conferred with
Padma Bhushan,
Arjuna Award
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Pinki Pramanik
Track and field
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Poulomi Ghatak,
Table Tennis - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Pragnya Mohan,
Triathlon
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Pritam Rani Siwach,
Hockey - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Rahi Sarnobat,
Shooting
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Manu Bhaker,
Shooting
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Reeth Abraham,
Track and field - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Tayabun Nisha,
Track and field.
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Renubala Chanu,
Weightlifting
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Razia Sheikh,
Track and field
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Santhi Soundarajan,
Track and field - Winner of 11 International Medals for India and 50 for her home state Tamil Nadu.
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Saina Nehwal,
Badminton - Conferred with
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award,
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award.
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Sakshi Malik ,
Wrestling - Won bronze medal at Rio Olympics 2016.
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Sania Mirza,
Tennis - Conferred with
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award.
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Sandhya Agarwal,
Cricket - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Sarjubala Devi,
Boxer - 2011
AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships gold medalist.
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Sonam Malik,
Wrestling
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Shikha Tandon,
Swimming - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Shiny Abraham,
Track and field - Conferred with
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award.
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J. J. Shobha,
Track and field - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Seema Antil,
Track and field
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Soma Biswas,
Track and field - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Stephie D'Souza,
Track and field - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Sumitra Nayak,
Rugby
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Sunita Rani,
Track and field - Conferred with
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award.
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Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi,
Chess - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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Unnati Hooda,
Badminton
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P. T. Usha,
Track and field - Conferred with
Padma Shri,
Arjuna Award.
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Tania Sachdev,
Chess - Conferred with
Arjuna Award
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