The most beautiful female athletes in India

India is one of the countries with the largest population in the world. Due to its large population, the country has many famous athletes, including women. India is a sports country and took part in the Olympic Games for the first time 121 years ago. And its national sport is cricket. In 2008, the Indian Premier League for the sport was even founded. You can place ipl betting online on championship events in April and May every year.

Beautiful Indian Olympic Champions

Throughout the history of India's participation in the Olympic Games, 36 of its citizens have become medalists. Only a few of them are athletes. At the recent summer games in the capital of Japan, Tokyo, the Indian weightlifter Saikh Mirabai Chanu was remembered for her beauty. She received a silver medal. In addition to this award, in 2017 she became the world champion in weightlifting in Anaheim. In 2020, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Championship in Tashkent.

Chanu was born in 1994 and debuted in 2011. She became famous after the Asian Junior Championships. There she took fifth place. The Indian athlete received her first gold medal in 2013 when she won the Commonwealth Championship.

In Tokyo in 2021, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu gained 202 kg. Of them:

• 87 kg - snatch;
• 115 kg - clean and jerk.

In 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, the audience remembered an Indian athlete named Sakshi Malik. She received a bronze medal in wrestling. The woman is one of the most famous female athletes in India. She was even awarded the highest and most prestigious award of the country - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.

In addition to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, the athlete participated in 4 Asian wrestling championships, as well as in 2 Commonwealth Games. There she received 4 bronze medals and 2 silver medals.

In London, at the 2012 Olympic Games, the Indian athlete Saina Nehwal received a bronze medal in badminton. She also took third and second place at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships. Saina Nehwal was born in 1990 in Dhindar.

The most famous beautiful Indian sportswoman

The most popular Indian athlete is Mary Com. This is her pseudonym, and her real name at birth is Chungneyjang Khmangte. She is a boxer, 6 times became world champion. She also won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics.

Mary Com was born in 1984 in the state of Manipur. Her mother and father were engaged in agriculture. She got interested in boxing in 1998. The inspiration was the victory of the Indian athlete Dinko Singh, who became the gold medalist of the Asian Games.

Mary Com began performing on the international stage in 2001. Then she won a silver medal at the World Championships. In 2002 she already became a gold medalist.

Mary Com has received two government awards for her achievements in sports. In 2016, Chungneyjang Khmangte became a member of the upper house of the Indian parliament by order of the country's president.

In 2015, the premiere of an Indian feature film entitled "Mary Com", which was filmed about the life of a famous boxer, took place. Priyanka Chopra starred as Chungneyjang Khmangte.

Indian athlete who became a world-class actress

In 2016, the Nike brand dedicated an entire commercial to female athletes from India. The famous actress Deepika Padukone took part in it. Her father was a professional badminton player who received international awards. That is why since childhood Deepika Padukone has been involved in this sport. Although she managed to become a professional in this matter, badminton did not appeal to her. Therefore, now Deepika is known as an actress and model, and not an athlete.

In 2005, she made her catwalk debut at Lakme Fashion Week, and the cosmetics brand Maybelline made her their ambassador. Among the famous films in which Deepika Padukone took part are "Legend", "Chennai Express", "Race 2", "Mr. and Mrs. Khanna" and others.

The actress, model, and sportswoman has won over 50 awards. She has been named India's Woman of the Year many times. In 2016, Deepika Padukone won the most prestigious award in Bollywood and was named Best Actress at the Filmfare Awards.