awards easy MCQ

Which sportsperson was the first woman to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?

  1. P.T. Usha
  2. Karnam Malleswari
  3. Saina Nehwal
  4. Mary Kom

Answer: Karnam Malleswari

Karnam Malleswari, the weightlifter who won India's first Olympic medal in weightlifting (bronze at Sydney 2000), was the first woman to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1999-2000.

Topic Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
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