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15. Great Indian Sports
Personalities
We all know that India has a very good cricket team and most of us know
about all our cricketers. But India has great sports persons in other sports too.
Let’s meet them.
P.T. Usha Sushil Kumar Vijender Singh
ts Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil He is an Indian freestyle Vijender Singh is an Indian
Spor Usha, generally know as P. T. wrestler. He won a bronze boxer. He won a bronze medal
medal in 2008 Beijing
in 2008 Beijing Olympic–the
Usha is an Indian Athlete. She is
the most famous and successful
Indian boxer.
Female Athlete from India. Olympics and silver medel in first ever Olympic medal for an
2012 London Olympics.
Dhyan Chand Milkha Singh Mary Kom
He is known as the wizard He was India’s greatest Mary Kom is an Indian boxer.
of Indian hockey. He helped runner. He won first individual In 2012 London Olympics
India win three gold medals athletics Gold medal for India. she won the bronze medal.
in hockey at the Olympics. He is popularly known as
flying Sikh.
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