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Sports Women
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Today, women are not far behind where men have traditionally been known to excel. They
have won as many laurels for their countries as men have.
Can you recognise the following sportswomen. Take help from help box.

1. She won the Wimbledon championships consecutively from 1991 to

1993 and also in 1995 and 1996. Who is she?
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2. She is the first Indian to win two singles gold medals (2010 and 2018)
in the Commonwealth Games.

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3. She is Australia’s first Aboriginal athlete who lit the Olympic Flame of

the Sydney Olympics, 2000. Who is she?
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4. In 1997, she became the youngest singles champion at Wimbledon
at the age of 16. Who is she?

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5. She is the captain of the Indian women’s national cricket team in
Tests and ODI’s. Who is she?
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6. She is the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in a track event at
the IAAF World U20 Championships. Who is she?
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HELP Box

Hima Das, Harmanpreet Kaur, Steffi Graf, Saina
Steffi Graf is the only woman in the
Nehwal, Martina Hingis, Cathy Freeman
world to have won 3 Wimbledon titles
in a row.

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