Indian women who have been world champions in Olympic sports

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PV Sindhu
Our Double Olympic Medallist, went on to defeat Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the 2019 BWF World Championships to clinch the gold medal.
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Mary Kom
Only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times and eight World Championship medals
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Nikhat Zareen
India's latest, and only the 5th Indian woman to secure a gold medal at the boxing world championships.
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Tejaswini Sawant
This Indian rifle shooter won the gold at the 2010 World Shooting Championships in the 50m rifle prone event.
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Karnam Malleswari
Apart from being India's first female Olympic medal winner, she won gold at the 1994 and 1995 World Weightlifting Championships in the 54kg category.
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Jenny RL
Only the third Indian female boxer to win a gold medal at the Women's World Boxing Championships in 2006, competing in the 63kg event.
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Mirabai Chanu
Our Tokyo Olympic Silver Medallist grabbed the gold in the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships by lifting a competition record of 194kg.
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Lekha KC
Apart from being a 6 time national champion, she also secured a gold in the 75kg category in the 2006 World Championships.
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