Three women made India proud at the Rio Olympics 2016. Two went on to win medals while a third missed one by a whisker. Hyderabad's PV Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win an Olympics silver while Haryana's Sakshi Malik overcame prejudice to become India's first medallist with a freestyle wrestling bronze. Agartala girl Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian to enter the final of a gymnastics event.
Look Who Challenged PV Sindhu To A Game Of Badminton
Published On: August 23, 2016 | Duration: 1 min, 01 sec
PV Sindhu gamely played some shots on stage with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu as her Olympic silver medal was celebrated at an event in Andhra Pradesh.
Harayana Chief Minister Felicitates Bronze Medallist Sakshi Malik
Sakshi Malik, who won the bronze medal in wrestling freestyle 58kg event at the Rio Olympics 2016, returned to India to a hero's welcome. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar felicitated Sakshi Malik in Bahadurgarh. She was named the 'Beti Bachao' ambassador of Haryana.
PV Sindhu Takes Victory Lap at Hyderabad Stadium As Thousands Cheer
A beaming Olympic champion PV Sindhu arrived on Monday morning at the Hyderabad airport, where hundreds had gathered to greet her. Top politicians and others jostled to present flowers and shawls and click selfies with the first Indian woman to win a silver medal at the Games.
1,000 'Death Vaults' In 3 Months for Dipa Karmakar On Way To Rio
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar narrowly missed a medal after finishing fourth in the vault final but captured the imagination of the world by performing the 'Produnova'. Her coach revealed that Dipa did more than 1000 'Death Vaults' in preparation for the Rio Games.
What Dipa Karmakar Did When She Saw Her Sister Among Cheering Crowds
On the 12-kilometre route that she covered in an open jeep from the airport to the ceremony where she was honoured in Agartala, Ms Karmakar spotted her older sister and jumped out of the jeep with the ease of, well, a world-class gymnast, to embrace her.
Final 10 Seconds Of The Bout Has Changed My Life: Sakshi Malik To NDTV
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Sakshi Malik said that the final 10 seconds of the bout has changed her life. Sakshi became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal and she admitted that her medal will boost women's wrestling in the country.
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