Karnam malleswari

Sydney Olympics bronze medallist Karnam Malleswari believes Mirabai Chanu's silver in the recent Tokyo Games is "like oxygen" for Indian weightlifting and it will inspire youngsters to take up the sport. Malleswari, who had won a weightlifting bronze in the 2000 Olympics, also said that the sports culture will grow in the country after India's best-ever show in the Tokyo Games. “After 20 years, Mirabai (Chanu’s) medal has come, so it is doing work like oxygen for us. I think in the future, because of this medal, many children have got motivation and in future more medals will come,” Malleswari told reporters after inaugurating ‘The Knee Clinic’ in Mumbai. READ | Talking about India's performance in Tokyo 2020 Games, Malleswari said, "We have won seven medals. We have performed well and happiest thing is Neeraj Chopra, won the gold in athletics, where we even cannot think of a medal.” "Support is given by Indian government, SAI, Sports Ministry are playing their roles.” “Government supported Olympians to a large extent and they were given the best facilities and training and we saw its results," said the former weightlifter, who is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. She said because of the government support and good performance of the athletes, parents are allowing their children to take up to sport as a career. "There is awareness among the public. Earlier, there was a dilemma whether to make a career or not, but today the players can make a 100 per cent care...

A girl was born in a small village of Andhra Pradesh. She started weightlifting at the age of twelve. Backed by the support of her family, this girl moved to Delhi. Later she was spotted by the Sports Authority of India. After so many years of hardwork and perseverance, this girl became a world championship winner in 54kg class. In 2000 Sydney Olympics she won the bronze medal and became the first Indian Woman to win an Olympic medal. Karnam Malleswari is the first and the only Indian weight lifter to win an Olympic medal. But she is hardly remembered by either the sports fraternity or sports lovers of India. Karnam Malleswari, whose unbelievable feat in Sydney Olympics is still the most memorable chapter in the history of Indian sports. Karnam Malleshwari – PERSONAL LIFE: Karnam Malleswari was born in a small village voosavanipeta in Andhra Pradesh. She has four sisters and all are trained in weightlifting. She started training under Coach Nallamshetty Appanna at the age of twelve. Karnam Malleswari moved to Delhi with her sister and later spotted by the sports Authority of India. In 1990, she joined the national camp. In 1994, she won the world title in 54kg division and from here her success story begins. In 1997, she married her fellow weightlifter Rajeev Tyagi and gave birth to a son in 2001. She planned to return to competitions at the 2002 Commonwealth games but withdrew due to her father’s death. She retired after failing to score at 2004 Olympics. Presently she li...

“I was disappointed. There I was, standing with an Olympic bronze medal around my neck, but all I could think of was missing out on the gold,” says Karnam Malleswari, the first Indian woman weightlifter to bring home an Olympic medal. She created history at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 by lifting 110 kilogram and 130 kilogram in the ‘snatch’ and ‘clean and jerk’ categories. “I had worked hard and believed I deserved gold. So coming third in something that you are really good at, is not a memory that fades away easily,” says the former weightlifter who was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 1995. Karnam says it was only in the days following that, did her sense of achievement sink in. “The country was celebrating my win. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee congratulated me on phone and called me ‘Bharat ki beti’, he also recited a shayari which I frankly did not understand,” she chuckles, “Newspapers carried reports about soldiers at the border congratulating me and calling me an inspiration.” Two decades after the historic win, the event is to be documented in a biopic, that is yet to be named. Kona Film Corporation and MVV Cinema announced the movie on June 1 — on Karnam’s 45th birthday. The multilingual biopic to be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, will be directed by Sanjana Reddy. “Several people had reached out to me for a biopic before this, but I knew it was right when I was told that the movie will highlight my struggle for the medal and how I made my way from a...

Karnam Malleswari pushed Indian sport into the 21st century by winning the bronze medal in weightlifting at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She became the first Indian The 25-year-old Malleswari lifted 110kg in snatch and 130kg in clean and jerk for a total of 240 kg in the 60kg category. But for a small miscalculation before her final clean and jerk lift, Malleswari could have beaten China’s Lin Weining (242.5 kg) and Hungary’s Erzsebet Markus (242.5) who won gold and silver respectively. “It was a miscalculation on the part of the coaches,” Malleswari, who earned the nickname the ‘Iron Lady’ of Indian sport, told the Times of India in a 2012 interview. “Even if I had lifted 132.5 kg in my last attempt, I would have won the gold. I did what the coaches asked me to do. It was decided that I lift 137.5 kg in the last attempt but unfortunately I wasn't able to do so. It isn't that I wasn't capable of doing it. I had practised lifting that amount of weight too, but it was sheer bad luck that I wasn't able to pull it off that day.” Even though Malleswari had gone for gold, and settled for bronze, she won India the first, and only, medal of the Sydney Games. Born in the village of Voosavanipeta in Andhra Pradesh, Malleswari had followed into the footsteps of her elder sister and taken up weightlifting. Her father had played football at the college level, and was keen that his daughters pursue a career in sport. “ “I started lifting weights when I was 13. My sister was at a trainin...

Karnam Malleswari created history when she won the bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, thus becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the mega event. It was the first time that women's weightlifting was introduced in the mega event, and Malleswari brought home a medal in her very first attempt. Karnam Malleswari was already an established name in the weightlifting circuit before her debut campaign at the Olympics. She came into the limelight in 1993 when she won the bronze medal at the World Weightlifting Championships in the 54 kg category. A year later however, she created history when she became the first Indian woman to clinch a gold medal at the same event. She did not stop there, as she repeated the feat the very next year in 1996, following it up with another bronze in 1997. She also won a silver medal at the Asian Games 1998. In the snatch category, Malleswari lifted a weight of 110 kg, just like the other two competitors. So, it all came down to who would lift the maximum weight in the clean and jerk category. In the first attempt, she lifted 125 kg, and in the second she lifted 130 kg, as she jumped to the third position. To win the gold, Malleshwari needed to lift 135 kg in the third attempt, but she registered a foul attempt as she finished third to clinch the bronze medal. Her bronze medal win was historic in all regards. She was the first Indian woman to win a bronze medal at the Olympics. She was also the third ever Indian to win an individual ...

In the Sydney Olympics 2000, she won bronze in 69kg category, she not only became the first Indian women to ever win an Olympic medal (individual or in a team) in weightlifting, but also uplifted the status quo of Indian women in the global extravaganza. In the Sydney Olympics 2000, she won bronze in 69kg category, she not only became the first Indian women to ever win an Olympic medal (individual or in a team) in weightlifting, but also uplifted the status quo of Indian women in the global extravaganza. Malleswari won the Bronze medal in the 54 kg division after lifting a total lift of 177.5 kg at the 1993 championships in Melbourne, Australia. Since then, the medals haul came in from three consecutive world championships. Many of her other gold came from Istanbul World Championship (1994, earned the first Gold medal for India) and Asian Championships (54-kg category) at Pusan, Korea (1995). In World Weightlifting Championship at Guangzhou (China) in 1995, Malleswari created a new world record by winning three gold medals in 54-kg category. She was awarded ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ in 1994-95. Former Olympic medallist weightlifter Malleswari, 43, now runs her own foundation in Haryana. Malleshwari is known as the “iron lady of Andhra Pradesh” Early Life Born in a small village of Andhra Pradesh called Srikakulamn, Malleswari did not have much luxury to practice weightlifting in her village. So, she would walk to a nearby gymnasium from her home at the tender age of ...

The Delhi government on Wednesday appointed India’s first woman Olympic medal winner Karnam Malleswari as the Vice-Chancellor of the upcoming Delhi Sports University (DSU). Announcing the appointment, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “Our dream of launching Delhi Sports University is coming true. It gives me great pride that Olympic medallist Karnam Malleswari will be first Vice-Chancellor of Delhi Sports University. We discussed the vision of Delhi Sports University today.” Creating Olympians Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the purpose of establishing DSU is to build and create athletes who will make “our nation proud”. He added that the Delhi government is trying to create an atmosphere where sports flourish and sportspersons can be trained to a level where they bring “at least 50 medals each year” and the Capital can host the 2048 Olympic Games. “The intention of building a world-class sports university is not to generate jobs but to provide a space for individuals to build their athletic talent. Through the university, we want to nurture and foster talent so that we can say at least 50 Olympians are proud alumni of Delhi Sports University. It will also provide state-of-the-art sports facilities. Our goal is to prepare international medal-winning champions in at least 10 sports fields,” Mr. Sisodia said. Ms. Malleswari said that the university would start visiting schools once they reopen and conduct a talent hunt for students interested in sports. “The...

Karnam Malleswari Biography: Karnam Malleswari is a retired Indian Weightlifter who was the first Indian woman athlete to win a medal at the Olympics. She won the Bronze medal in 2000 Sydney Olympics. She has been felicitated with several prestigious awards such as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Padma Shri Award in 1999. EARLY LIFE: Mother: Shyamla Malleswari Father: Manohar (Constable in the Railway Protection Force) Sisters- Narsamma Malleswari, Madhavi, Krishna Kumari Brother- Ravindra Kumar. Karnam was born in a small village of Voosavanipeta in Andhra Pradesh, India. She was born on June 1 in 1975 in a family where all her four sisters were well trained in Weightlifting. Her mother Shyamla Malleswari raised all her five daughters and pushed four of them to take up weightlifting. Even Karnam was interested in going for weightlifting after seeing her uncle’s son practising the same. She left her school at the age of just 12 as she spent her time in training. Her mother supported all her daughters in her way by tying household weights in bamboo sticks for them to lift and practice. As Karnam had dropped out of school, she started spending more time in the gym. As her name suggests, Karnam means “Pride” and she worked really hard in her training sessions to make her parents proud. PERSONAL LIFE: With her son Sharad Husband- Rajesh Tyagi (Professional Weightlifter) Son- Sharad Chander Tyagi Karnam got married to a fellow professional weight lifter Rajesh Tyagi in 1997 and fou...