Top 10 Greatest Female Indian Athletes of All Time

Mirabai Chanu

Mirabai Chanu, a weightlifting star, clinched Olympic silver (2020 Tokyo) and multiple World & Commonwealth Games golds.

Mithali Raj

Mithali Raj (retired cricketer, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna winner) is India's all-time leading run scorer across formats.

Cricket legend Jhulan Goswami, a force for 20 years (2002-2022), reigns supreme as the highest wicket-taker in Women's ODI cricket with 225 scalps.

Jhulan Goswami

Karnam Malleswari

Karnam Malleswari is a massively inspirational figure for women, not just in weightlifting but across all fields. In 2000, she became the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics.

Wrestling star Vinesh Phogat, hailing from a renowned wrestling family, holds the distinction of being the only Indian woman with multiple World Championship medals and the first Indian athlete nominated for a Laureus World Sports Award.

Vinesh Phogat

Hailed as India's greatest female athlete, P.V. Sindhu is a two-time Olympic medalist and five-time World Championship medalist.

P.V. Sindhu

Sania Mirza

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Tennis legend Sania Mirza boasts 6 Grand Slam titles: 3 in Women's Doubles and 3 in Mixed Doubles.

Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal, a badminton legend and former World No. 1, clinched historic bronze at the 2012 Olympics, becoming India's first badminton medalist.

Mary Kom

Mary Kom, a multiple-time World Champion in boxing, holds the record for the most World Championship medals (eight in total) and won a bronze at the 2012 London Olympics. She's also secured five golds at the Asian Championships.

P.T. Usha

FP.T. Usha, India's track and field queen, heads the Indian Olympic Association. With four Asian golds and seven silvers, her career peak was narrowly missing bronze by 1/100th of a second in the 1984 Olympics 400m hurdles.