Karnam Malleswari, the Telugu athlete who won India’s first ever medal in weightlifting at the Olympics, said it is one of best moments for the weightlifting fraternity in the country.
Competing in the 49kg category, Chanu is being considered a sure shot medal prospect for India as her personal best of 205kg is only second to China's Hou Zhihui's effort of 213kg in the eight-woman field
Visakhapatnam: The Forum for Development of North Andhra has hailed the appointment of Olympic medalist Karnam Malleswari as the first Vice-Chancellor of Delhi Sports University. Malleswari, who hails from Voosavanipeta village near Amadalavalasa in Srikakulam district, had worked her way hard to bag several international medals. She also received the Rajiv Khel Ratna, Padma Shri, […]
