Five Indian sportswomen have been nominated for this year's BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award. Now the public can have their say in who will lift the prestigious award on 17 February.

Athletes PT Usha and Anju Bobby George, weightlifter Karnam Malleswari and hockey player Pritam Siwach have been the previous winners of the Lifetime Achievement award. The BBC Indian Para ...

Athletes PT Usha and Anju Bobby George, weightlifter Karnam Malleswari and hockey player Pritam Siwach have been the previous winners of the Lifetime Achievement award. The BBC Indian Para ...

Weightlifter Karnam Malleswari became the first female athlete to be awarded the Khel Ratna Award in 1995. Karnam was the first Indian female sportsperson to win an Olympic medal (bronze medal in the ...

Weightlifter Karnam Malleswari became the first female athlete to be awarded the Khel Ratna Award. She was just 20 when she received the award in 1995. Famous for being the first Indian female ...

India's female weightlifter Karnam Malleswari was the sole medal winner when she bagged a bronze medal in women's 69 kg. A total of 65 Indian athletes participated in 36 events. In 1996, Summer ...

Which Indian athletes have won Olympics medal and World Championships gold in individual events? Which Indian athletes have won Olympics and World Championships medals in individual events?

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The nominees for the fifth edition of BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year have been announced. The five contenders are golfer Aditi Ashok, shooters Manu Bhaker and Avani Lekhara, cricketer Smriti ...